粵

種zung2子zi2

simp种子
zung2 zi2zhǒng zi

English

  1. seed
  2. seed of plant
  3. (figuratively) something with great potential, with resources put in or privileges granted, in order to help it grow

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 植物嘅繁殖體,由種皮、胚同胚乳等組成,萌發出胚芽同根之後就會成為新嘅個體,可以種植出一棵新嘅植物(量詞:粒)
  2. 比喻對有發展潛質嘅嘢,投放一啲資源或者特別待遇去作推動

Examples

  • 荷蘭人,二號種子沙爾肯,喺星期日喺科斯塔多索伊佩擊敗一號種子雷納 · 舒特勒,贏得巴西網球公開賽。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 然後神話:「睇吓,我已經將全地所有有種子嘅植物,同埋有種子嘅樹,都畀咗你哋,當佢哋成為你哋嘅食物。」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 该事件播下了战争的种子。

    The incident sowed the seeds of the war.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 露營者們用松果、花生醬和種子自製了餵鳥器,並用釣魚線將它們掛在樹上。

    The campers made their own bird feeders with pinecones, peanut butter, and seeds. They hung them from trees with fishing line.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 種子油

    seed oil

  • 種子隊

    seed team

  • 種子基金

    seed fund / seed money

  • 呢啲係向日葵嘅種子。

    These are sunflower seeds. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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