粵

外ngoi6甥sang1

ngoi6 sang1ngoi6 saang1wài shēng

English

  1. sister's son
  2. wife's sibling's son
  3. nephew or niece;

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 男人嘅家姐或細妹嘅仔女,或者女人嘅老公嘅姊妹嘅仔女(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 她等著接外甥。

    She's waiting to pick up her nephew.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我有两个外甥女。

    I have two nieces.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 外甥仔

    nephew; son of a man's sister

  • 外甥女

    niece; daughter of a man's sister

  • 外甥多似舅

    A man and his nephew are often very similar.

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

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