仔:zai2
(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:喺名詞之後形容年齡比較細,又或者體積比較細小嘅嘢
eng:used after nouns to describe an entity which is small, in terms of either age or size
<eg>
yue:#女仔 (neoi5 zai2)
eng:girl
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yue:舅父仔 (kau3 fu2 zai2)
eng:mother's brother who is very young
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yue:貓仔 (maau1 zai2)
eng:kitten
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yue:狗仔 (gau2 zai2)
eng:puppy
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yue:手巾仔 (sau2 gan1 zai2)
eng:handkerchief
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yue:杯仔 (bui1 zai2)
eng:small cup
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yue:燒腩仔 (siu1 naam5 zai2)
eng:small piece of roasted pork belly
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<explanation>
yue:喺量詞之後形容體積細同份量少嘅物件
eng:used after classifiers to describe an entity which is small in both size and amount
<eg>
yue:三嚿仔排骨 (saam1 gau6 zai2 paai4 gwat1)
eng:three small pork ribs
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<explanation>
yue:形容年紀唔大、帶有某啲特徵嘅男性
eng:used to indicate a young man with certain characteristics
<eg>
yue:#肥仔 (fei4 zai2)
eng:fat guy
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yue:#四眼仔 (sei3 ngaan5 zai2)
eng:young man with glasses
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yue:#番書仔 (faan1 syu1 zai2)
eng:male teen who is taught in a (Western) foreign language
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yue:英皇仔 (jing1 wong2 zai2)
eng:boy from King's College
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<explanation>
yue:含有貶義,用嚟一啲唔好,又或者處於劣勢嘅人
eng:used to describe somebody who is socially inferior
<eg>
yue:#二五仔 (ji6 ng5 zai2)
eng:turncoat; renegade; betrayer
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yue:賊仔 (caak6 zai2)
eng:robber; flatterer
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yue:#賭仔 (dou2 zai2)
eng:gambler
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yue:#飛仔 (fei1 zai2)
eng:gangster
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yue:#打工仔 (daa2 gung1 zai2)
eng:wage earner
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yue:#擦鞋仔 (caat3 haai4 zai2)
eng:shoeshine boy
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<explanation>
yue:用作暱稱;稱呼某人,以示親近
eng:used to call somebody affectionately
<eg>
yue:#老婆仔 (lou5 po4 zai2)
eng:intimate address to one's wife
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yue:哥仔 (go1 zai2)
eng:intimate address to a young man
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yue:哥哥仔 (go4 go1 zai2)
eng:intimate address to a young man
<eg>
yue:星仔 (sing1 zai2)
eng:intimate address used often before to Stephen Chow, Hong Kong's famous comedy actor and director
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yue:同學仔 (tung4 hok6 zai2)
eng:intimate address to a classmate
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yue:老公仔,可唔可以買呢個手袋畀我? (lou5 gung1 zai2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 maai5 ni1 go3 sau2 doi2 bei2 ngo5?)
eng:My dearest husband, can you buy me this handbag?
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<explanation>
yue:柔化語氣,通常令到某樣嘢更加細路,或者更加天真
eng:to soften the tone; often added to make the something more child-like or more innocent
<eg>
yue:#故仔 (gu2 zai2)
eng:story (told to kids)
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yue:#煮飯仔 (zyu2 faan6 zai2)
eng:to cook (make-pretend or for romance)
仔:zai2
(pos:名詞)(sim:兒子)(sim:男朋友)
<explanation>
yue:某人所養育嘅男性(量詞:個/粒)
eng:son
<eg>
yue:大仔 (daai6 zai2)
eng:eldest son
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yue:我個仔三歲喇。 (ngo5 go3 zai2 saam1 seoi3 laa3.)
eng:My son is 3 years old.
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<explanation>
yue:#男朋友;交往緊嘅男性對象(量詞:條)
eng:boyfriend
<eg>
yue:邊個係你條仔? (bin1 go3 hai6 nei5 tiu4 zai2?)
eng:Who's your boyfriend?
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yue:係咪想做我條仔呀? (hai6 mai6 soeng2 zou6 ngo5 tiu4 zai2 aa3?)
eng:So you want to be my boyfriend?
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<explanation>
yue:(通常後生嘅)男性(量詞:條/隻/班)
eng:male (usually young)
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yue:有仔約 (jau5 zai2 joek3)
eng:to be dated by a young man
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yue:隔籬枱啲女對住對面啲仔評頭品足。 (gaak3 lei4 toi2 di1 neoi2 deoi3 zyu6 deoi3 min6 di1 zai2 ping4 tau4 ban2 zuk1.)
eng:The girls in the table next to us are commenting on the boys opposite.
仔:zai2
(pos:詞綴)(label:潮語)
<explanation>
yue:加喺動詞或者形容詞之後,增加#可愛 嘅感覺
eng:to sound cute after verbs or adjectives
<eg>
yue:今日真係開心仔! (gam1 jat6 zan1 hai6 hoi1 sam1 zai2!)
eng:Today I am so happy!
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yue:做義工真係好好玩,希望大家一齊參與仔。 (zou6 ji6 gung1 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2 waan2, hei1 mong6 daai6 gaa1 jat1 cai4 caam1 jyu5 zai2.)
eng:Being a volunteer is really fun. Hope everyone will join.
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yue:整親呀?陰功仔囉。 (zing2 can1 aa4? jam1 gung1 zai2 lo3.)
eng:You've got hurt? Poor you.