粵

親can1生saang1

simp亲生
can1 saang1qīn shēng

English

  1. one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
  2. biological (parents)
  3. birth (parents)
  4. of immediate family relationship. usually used to describe parents, offspring or siblings, in order to distinguish the biological relation from adoption, fostering or half relationships
  5. extend to very close relationship between two people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 通常形容有血緣關係嘅父母、子女或兄弟姐妹,用以區分領養、過契、同父異母或同母異父等情況
  2. 引申做兩個人之間關係好好

Examples

  • 她是她的親生母親。

    She is her real mother.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 父親生前留下來的老古董,原來只是一堆不值錢的垃圾。

    The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 一對年輕日本夫婦,把一歲大的親生嬰兒放進膠袋,棄置於排水溝中,於五月十八日被捕。

    On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 親生媽媽

    birth mother ----

  • 佢演技出色,但因為唔係電視台創作總監親生仔,所以一直做唔到男主角。

    He is talented in acting. However, since he doesn't have close relationship with the creative director, he doesn't get to lead in TV dramas.

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

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