香hoeng1爐lou4墩dan2

English

1. a censer;an incense burner; the only son in the family
2. the only son in the family; the only male descendant to reproduce offspring in the family; literally: incense burner

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冇其他兄弟，唯一可以繼承香火嘅男丁

Examples

• 啲老人家覺得你係香爐墩，會叫你娶老婆生仔。

  The elderly think that you are the only son in the family. They would ask you to marry someone and give birth to a baby.