粵

滋zi1生sang1

zi1 sang1zī shēng

English

  1. to breed
  2. to flourish
  3. to cause
  4. to provoke
  5. to create
  6. (usually of pests) to breed; to multiply
  7. (of troubles) to stir up; to cause

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 畀害蟲、細菌繁殖
  2. 刻意引起一啲問題

Examples

  • 滋生事端

    to stir up trouble

  • 污水會滋生蚊蟲。

    Dirty sewage breeds mosquitoes and other pests. ----

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

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