粵

親can1人jan4

simp亲人
can1 jan4qīn rén

English

  1. one's close relatives
  2. one's family members (including one's spouse)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同自己有血緣關係嘅人同埋配偶(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我喺呢度一個親人都冇。

    I have no family members who live here.

  • 佢見親人就講佢自己有幾唔好彩啦。

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

  • 阿陳話尋日跌咗個花盆落樓,好彩無整親人。

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 你在波兰有亲人朋友吗?

    Do you have family or friends in Poland?

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。

    This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

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

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