「先生」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sin1 saang1
Individual
Character Meaning:
first; before; earlier; ago; used as a prefix; temporarily; tentatively; for the time being; for now; not until; then and only then; for no other reason; only; actually; really; in fact
raw; to give birth; uncooked; alive; Mr.; life; birth; grow; learner; to give birth to; to bear; to grow up; to grow; to cause; to give rise to
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • mister; sir (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) lam4sin1saang1
    (Eng.) Mr. Lam
    (Cant.) sin1saang1ni1dou6m4ho2ji5sik6jin1gaa3
    (Eng.) Sir, smoking is not allowed here.

  • teacher (an honorific to address a teacher) (measure word: 個 / 位)
    (Cant.) sin1saang1ngo5soeng2heoi3sai2sau2gaan1aa3
    (Eng.) Teacher, may I go to the washroom?
    (Cant.) ngo5zung6gei3dak1ji5cin4sin1saang1deoi3ngo5ge3gu2lai6
    (Eng.) I still remember the encouragement from my teacher to me in the past.

  • one's husband
    (Cant.) nei5sin1saang1wui5m4wui5lei4gaa3
    (Eng.) Will your husband come?

See also: 爵士 sir 大爺 教師 教員 老師 師傅 博學多才 啓智 太太 女中豪傑 女士 小姐 素昧平生 良師益友 語重心長 金石良言 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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