執生

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Chinese

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execute (a plan); grasp
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
trad. (執生)
simp. (执生)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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執生

  1. (Cantonese) to improvise; to play by ear; to fix on the spot
    冇人冇物自己執生 [Cantonese, trad.]
    冇人冇物自己执生 [Cantonese, simp.]
    soeng5 dou3 heoi3 mou5 jan4 mou5 mat6, jau5 me1 si6 dou1 jiu3 zi6 gei2 zap1 saang1 laa3. [Jyutping]
    You don't have anyone with you up there, so you've got to fix any problem up yourself there and then.
    好彩執生如果唔係 [Cantonese, trad.]
    好彩执生如果唔系 [Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 coi2 jau5 nei5 bong1 ngo5 zap1 saang1 zaa3, jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 dou1 m4 zi1 wui5 dim2. [Jyutping]
    Fortunately you were here to help me fix it up on the spot; if not, I don't know what would have happened.