粵

豬zyu1仔zai2

simp猪仔
zyu1 zai2zhū zǎi

English

  1. piglet
  2. a piglet; labourers that have been trafficked overseas to work as coolies; someone who has accepted a bribe
  3. (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad
  4. little pig (of size or age), piglet ----
  5. coolie or labourer sold abroad

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 細隻或者年齡細嘅豬
  2. 畀人當做貨物咁賣出海外嘅勞工、咕喱

Examples

  • 豬仔通常都係豬嘅形狀,但我嘅就係袋鼠嘅形狀。 點解仲係一個謎。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 你唔俾心機讀書呢,阿媽就賣你豬仔去做咕喱。

    If you don't work hard, mum will sell you abroad to work as a coolie.

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

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