粵

幼jau3年nin4

jau3 nin4yòu nián

English

  1. childhood
  2. infancy
  3. young age; usu. referring to the time between birth and the age of six

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 年幼嘅時期,多數指出世至六歲之間嘅時間

Examples

  • 那是我幼年以來的夢想。

    That has been my dream since childhood.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 幼年時學的東西,一輩子不會忘記。

    What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 人喺幼年時期抵抗力好弱。

    Humans have a weak immune system at young age.

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

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