粵

人jan4仔zai2

jan4 zai2rén zǐ

English

  1. nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China
  2. kid; child; literally: little person
  3. nickname of Chinese Yuan (CNY) or Renminbi (RMB)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 細路;小朋友
  2. 人民幣嘅暱稱

Examples

  • 幾歲人仔

    several-year-old kid

  • 人仔細細

    used to describe children who talk or act like adults ----

  • 人仔仲跌緊。

    The value of RMB is still falling.

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

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