「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.) kau3fu2zai2
    (Eng.) mother's brother who is very young
    (Cant.) maau1zai2
    (Eng.) kitten
    (Cant.) gau2zai2
    (Eng.) puppy
    (Cant.) sau2gan1zai2
    (Eng.) handkerchief
    (Cant.) bui1zai2
    (Eng.) small cup
    (Cant.) siu1naam5zai2
    (Eng.) small piece of roasted pork belly

  • used after classifiers to describe an entity which is small in both size and amount
    (Cant.) saam1gau6zai2paai4gwat1
    (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.) jing1wong2zai2
    (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.) caak6zai2
    (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.) go1zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a young man
    (Cant.) go4go1zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a young man
    (Cant.) sing1zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address used often before to Stephen Chow, Hong Kong's famous comedy actor and director
    (Cant.) tung4hok6zai2
    (Eng.) intimate address to a classmate
    (Cant.) lou5gung1zai2ho2m4ho2ji5maai5ni1go3sau2doi2bei2ngo5
    (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.) daai6zai2
    (Eng.) eldest son
    (Cant.) ngo5go3zai2saam1seoi3laa3
    (Eng.) My son is 3 years old.

  • boyfriend (measure word: 條)
    (Cant.) bin1go3hai6nei5tiu4zai2
    (Eng.) Who's your boyfriend?
    (Cant.) hai6mai6soeng2zou6ngo5tiu4zai2aa3
    (Eng.) So you want to be my boyfriend?

  • male (usually young) (measure word: 條 / 隻 / 班)
    (Cant.) jau5zai2joek3
    (Eng.) to be dated by a young man
    (Cant.) gaak3lei4toi2di1neoi2deoi3zyu6deoi3min6di1zai2ping4tau4ban2zuk1
    (Eng.) The girls in the table next to us are commenting on the boys opposite.

Synonym: Synonym: 兒子 男朋友
See also: 子嗣 仔女 阿仔 兒子 男朋友 男友 男性 男子
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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.) gam1jat6zan1hai6hoi1sam1zai2
(Eng.) Today I am so happy!
(Cant.) zou6ji6gung1zan1hai6hou2hou2waan2hei1mong6daai6gaa1jat1cai4caam1jyu5zai2
(Eng.) Being a volunteer is really fun. Hope everyone will join.
(Cant.) zing2can1aa4jam1gung1zai2lo3
(Eng.) You've got hurt? Poor you.
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