粵

大daai6仔zai2

daai6 zai2dà zǐ

English

  1. the eldest son
  2. eldest son ----
  3. children who born at the start of the year

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 長子;父母嘅頭一胎男
  2. 香港入學制度入面,指年頭出世(大約1-3月)嘅學童,而「細仔」即是年尾出世。因為佢吔申請果年幼稚園同小一入學嘅資格要求係果該年12月31日前滿3歲。理論上1月出世嘅小朋友,9月入讀幼稚時已經3歲9個月大,而12月出生嘅小朋友,9月入學時只有2歲8個月大,兩者差距足足11個月。對於幼兒嚟講,幾個月嘅智能、行為、肌肉協調差異已經好大,所以「大仔」喺班裏面嘅表現跟「細仔」會有好大差距。

Examples

  • 喺香港,好多入學競爭激烈嘅幼稚園會傾向收「大仔」。

    [ChatGPT]In Hong Kong, many highly competitive kindergartens tend to prefer admitting older children.

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

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