粵

生sang1仔zai2

sang1 zai2saang1 zai2shēng zǐ

English

  1. giving birth (spoken)
  2. to give birth; to bear a child
  3. to give birth to a boy; to bear a son
  4. to be lumpy and uneven, typically said of balls, tires, etc.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 繁衍下一代;將一個新生命由母胎帶嚟世界
  2. 意思同上,但係單指雄性嬰兒
  3. 某啲吹氣物件因為內壁過度受壓,導致物件表面某部份腫起咗,好似大肚咁;多數發生喺波(特別係籃球)同車呔上

Examples

  • 籃球生仔

    the basketball is lumpy

  • 生仔定生女?

    Is it a boy or a girl? ----

  • 我唔想生仔。

    I don't want children.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢太太唔肯生仔。

    His wife refuses to have children. ----

  • 佢哋好似白兔咁係咁生仔。

    They're multiplying like rabbits.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 有個後生仔突然間衝咗入嚟。

    A young man barged in unexpectedly.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 車呔生仔冇得搞㗎,要換過條。

    There's nothing you can do with lumpy tires; you need to replace them.

  • 而家啲後生仔仲會唔會喺車尾度做愛㗎?

    Do teenagers still make out in the back seats of cars?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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