小子
siu2 zi2xiǎo zǐxiǎo zi
English
- (literary) youngster
- (coll.) boy
- (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
- (derog.) joker
- (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
- guy
- (despicable) fellow
- boy; kiddo; a derogatory address term for less experienced boy from Mandarin
粵語 — Cantonese
- 𡃁仔;用嚟蔑稱後生、經驗不足嘅人
Examples
萨米是个疯小子。
Sami is a crazy boy.
Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY
你這小子,不相信我是不是?
You don't believe me, do you, kid?
Tatoeba · fengli CC BY
这个穷小子最后成为了一个了不起的艺术家。
The poor young man finally became a great artist.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
“哈哈哈!錢要像雨一樣下,小子們!下周這時候,我們就在錢裡游泳了!”
"Hahaha! We're going to make it rain, boys! By this time next week, we'll be swimming in cash!"
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk