「仔」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: zai2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • used after nouns to describe an entity which is small, in terms of either age or size
    (Cant.) 女仔neoi5 zai2
    (Eng.) girl
    (Cant.) 舅kau3父fu2仔zai2
    (Eng.) mother's brother who is very young
    (Cant.) 貓maau1仔zai2
    (Eng.) kitten
    (Cant.) 狗gau2仔zai2
    (Eng.) puppy
    (Cant.) 手sau2巾gan1仔zai2
    (Eng.) handkerchief
    (Cant.) 杯bui1仔zai2
    (Eng.) small cup
    (Cant.) 燒siu1腩naam5仔zai2
    (Eng.) small piece of roasted pork belly

  • used after classifiers to describe an entity which is small in both size and amount
    (Cant.) 三saam1嚿gau6仔zai2排paai4骨gwat1
    (Eng.) three small pork ribs

  • used to indicate a young man with certain characteristics
    (Cant.) 肥仔fei4 zai2
    (Eng.) fat guy
    (Cant.) 四眼仔sei3 ngaan5 zai2
    (Eng.) young man with glasses
    (Cant.) 番書仔faan1 syu1 zai2
    (Eng.) male teen who is taught in a (Western) foreign language
    (Cant.) 英jing1皇wong2仔zai2
    (Eng.) boy from King's College

  • used to describe somebody who is socially inferior
    (Cant.) 二五仔ji6 ng5 zai2
    (Eng.) turncoat; renegade; betrayer
    (Cant.) 賊caak6仔zai2
    (Eng.) robber; flatterer
    (Cant.) 賭仔dou2 zai2
    (Eng.) gambler
    (Cant.) 飛仔fei1 zai2
    (Eng.) gangster
    (Cant.) 打工仔daa2 gung1 zai2
    (Eng.) wage earner
    (Cant.) 擦鞋仔caat3 haai4 zai2
    (Eng.) shoeshine boy

  • used to call somebody affectionately
    (Cant.) 老婆仔lou5 po4 zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to one's wife
    (Cant.) 哥go1仔zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a young man
    (Cant.) 哥go4哥go1仔zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a young man
    (Cant.) 星sing1仔zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address used often before to Stephen Chow, Hong Kong's famous comedy actor and director
    (Cant.) 同tung4學hok6仔zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a classmate
    (Cant.) 老lou5公gung1仔zai2,可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5買maai5呢ni1個go3手sau2袋doi2畀bei2我ngo5?
    (Eng.) My dearest husband, can you buy me this handbag?

  • to soften the tone; often added to make the something more child-like or more innocent
    (Cant.) 故仔gu2 zai2
    (Eng.) story (told to kids)
    (Cant.) 煮飯仔zyu2 faan6 zai2
    (Eng.) to cook (make-pretend or for romance)

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「仔」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: zai2
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • son (measure word: 個 / 粒)
    (Cant.) 大daai6仔zai2
    (Eng.) eldest son
    (Cant.) 我ngo5個go3仔zai2三saam1歲seoi3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) My son is 3 years old.

  • boyfriend (measure word: 條)
    (Cant.) 邊bin1個go3係hai6你nei5條tiu4仔zai2?
    (Eng.) Who's your boyfriend?
    (Cant.) 係hai6咪mai6想soeng2做zou6我ngo5條tiu4仔zai2呀aa3?
    (Eng.) So you want to be my boyfriend?

  • male (usually young) (measure word: 條 / 隻 / 班)
    (Cant.) 有jau5仔zai2約joek3
    (Eng.) to be dated by a young man
    (Cant.) 隔gaak3籬lei4枱toi2啲di1女neoi2對deoi3住zyu6對deoi3面min6啲di1仔zai2評ping4頭tau4品ban2足zuk1。
    (Eng.) The girls in the table next to us are commenting on the boys opposite.

Synonym: Synonym: 兒子 男朋友
See also: 兒 嗣 子嗣 子 男朋友 男友 男子 陽 公 男性
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「仔」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: zai2
Part of Speech: affix
Labels: Recent Jargon
Explanation:
to sound cute after verbs or adjectives
(Cant.) 今gam1日jat6真zan1係hai6開hoi1心sam1仔zai2!
(Eng.) Today I am so happy!
(Cant.) 做zou6義ji6工gung1真zan1係hai6好hou2好hou2玩waan2,希hei1望mong6大daai6家gaa1一jat1齊cai4參caam1與jyu5仔zai2。
(Eng.) Being a volunteer is really fun. Hope everyone will join.
(Cant.) 整zing2親can1呀aa4?陰jam1功gung1仔zai2囉lo3。
(Eng.) You've got hurt? Poor you.
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