包生仔

Chinese

		to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)	to give birth
simp. and trad. (包生仔)		包	生仔

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau¹ saang¹ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau¹ saang¹ zai²
    • Yale: bāau sāang jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau¹ saang¹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao¹ sang¹ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

包⫽生仔 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

1. (literally) to guarantee birth of a boy
2. (figuratively) to guarantee success
3. (figuratively) to include everything