生仔

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Chinese

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to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
 
simp. and trad.
(生仔)

Etymology 1

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Verb

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生⫽仔 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to give birth (to a son or a child of unspecified sex)
    生仔辛苦 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    saang1 zai2 hou2 san1 fu2. [Jyutping]
    Giving birth is toilsome.
    坐月 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    saang1 jyun4 zai2 jiu3 co5 jyut6-2. [Jyutping]
    After giving birth, the mother needs to go through postpartum confinement.
    生仔生女 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    saang1 zai2 ding6 saang1 neoi5-2? [Jyutping]
    Was it a boy or a girl?
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  • (Cantonese, to a daughter) 生女

Etymology 2

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Noun

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生仔

  1. (Hokkien) pig iron
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