粵

新san1人jan4

san1 jan4xīn rén

English

  1. newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent
  2. one who newly joined
  3. newcomer; freshman
  4. newlywed, esp. new bride
  5. newly married couple; bride and bridegroom
  6. newlywed couple; bride and groom
  7. (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某領域或者組織新出現、新加入嘅人物(量詞:個/位)
  2. 新婚嘅男女;婚禮嘅主角;當日結婚嘅人(量詞:個/對)

Examples

  • 呢對新人好恩愛。

    This newly-married couple love each other very much.

  • 佢係公司嘅新人,所以唔知規矩。

    He's a newcomer to the company, so he doesn't know the rules. ----

  • 我曾經想像過,大學新畢業嘅新人會做幕後工作,例如創作材料同做副本,但係我完全失望。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 新人新法律。

    New people, new laws.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 典礼结束时,新人接了吻。

    At the end of the ceremony, the new couple kissed.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 婚礼上饮料和食物那么丰富以至于那对年轻的新人开始怀疑他们本不该邀请更多的客人。

    Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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