生 (saang1 sang1 | sheng1) : born; grow; life; alive; unripe

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生

saang1 sang1

sheng1

[1] [v] give birth to; be born; exist
[2] [v] grow; breed; beget; cause
[3] [n] life; lifetime; livelihood
[4] [n] student; scholar; practitioner
[5] [adj] alive; living; lively
[6] [adj] unripe; uncooked; raw
[7] [adj] unfamiliar; strange; unacquainted
[8] [adj] unskilled; crude; stiff
[9] [n] male role in traditional Chinese opera
[10] [粵] Mr; mister (abbreviation for 先生)

Jyutping sang1 is literary reading; saang1 is colloquial. Please refer to [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Radical: 生 (#100)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

生

Don't confuse with:
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活生生 wut1 saang1 saang1 huo2 sheng1sheng1 = alive

竹生 zuk1 sang1 zhu2 sheng1 = White fungus Puccinia bambusicol

生菜 saang1 coi3 sheng1 cai4 = lettuce

人生 jan4 sang1 ren2 sheng1 = life

大學生 daai6 hok6 saang1 da4 xue2 sheng5 = university student

生日 saang1 jat6 sheng1 ri4 = birthday

花生 faa1 sang1 hua1 sheng1 = peanut

先生 sin1 saang1 xian1 sheng5 = mister, Mr.; husband; teacher

學生 hok6 saang1 xue2 sheng5 = student; pupil

一生 jat1 sang1 yi1 sheng1 = lifetime, lifespan, a whole life

生果 saang1 gwo2 sheng1 guo3 = fresh fruit 粵

生日日期 saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4 sheng1 ri4 ri4 qi1 (PRC), sheng1 ri4 ri4 qi2 (Taiwan) = date of birth

生仔 saang1 zai2 = give birth 粵

魚生 jyu4 saang1 yu2 sheng1 = raw fish; sashimi

男生 naam4 saang1 nan2 sheng1 = a schoolboy; a male student

生意佬 sang1 ji3 lou2 = merchant 粵

生物 sang1 mat6 sheng1 wu4 = living creature

生意 saang1 ji3 sheng1 yi5 = business

後生 hau6 saang1 = young 粵

後生仔 hau6 saang1 zai2 = young boy; young person 粵

後生女 hau6 saang1 neoi5*2 = young girl 粵

生日快樂 saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 = Happy Birthday!

花生醬 faa1 sang1 zoeng3 = peanut butter

唔生性 m4 saang1 sing3 = not smart; unaware 粵

生字 saang1 zi6 sheng1 zi4 = new word

生氣 saang1 hei3 sheng1 qi4 = get angry; liveliness

生活 sang1 wut6 sheng1 huo2 = lifestyle; activity

做生日 zou6 saang1 jat6 = celebrate a birthday 粵

研究生 jin4 gau3 saang1 yan2 jiu1 sheng1 = postgraduate student

出生 ceot1 saang1 chu1 sheng1 = to be born; birth

女生 neoi5 saang1 = schoolgirl

半生熟 bun3 saang1 suk6 = half boiled

睇醫生 tai2 ji1 sang1 = consult a doctor 粵

生水 saang1 seoi2 = unboiled water; raw water

畢業生 bat1 jip6 saang1 bi4 ye4 sheng1 = graduate

幼稚園學生 jau3 zi6 jyun4 hok6 saang1 you4 zhi4 yuan2 xue2 sheng5 = kindergarten pupil

幼稚園畢業生 jau3 zi6 jyun4 bat1 jip6 sang1 you4 zhi4 yuan2 bi3 ye4 sheng1 = kindergarten graduate

生蝦噉跳 saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3 = furious; fuming 粵

生魚片 saang1 jyu4*2 pin3*2 sheng1 yu2 pian4 = a slice of sashimi (raw fish)

生計 sang1 gai3 sheng1 ji4 = livelihood

求生 kau4 sang1 qiu2 sheng1 = to seek survival / to possess the will to live

生果籃 saang1 gwo2 laam4*2 sheng1 guo3 lan2 = fruit basket 粵

生意人 saang1 ji3 jan4 sheng1 yi4 ren2 = businessman

衛生局 wai6 sang1 guk6 wei4 sheng1 ju2 = public health service

生手 saang1 sau2 sheng1 shou3 = novice; beginner

來生 loi4 sang1 lai2 sheng1 = next life; next world; afterlife

醫生 ji1 sang1 yi1 sheng1 = doctor

一生一世 jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3 = a lifetime

發生 faat3 sang1 fa1 sheng1 = to happen; to take place; to occur

孖生 maa1 saang1 = twin 粵

生物學 sang1 mat6 hok6 sheng1 wu4 xue2 = biology

花生糖 faa1 sang1 tong4*2 = peanut brittle

招生 ziu1 saang1 zhao1 sheng1 = to enrol new students

生鏽 saang1 sau3 sheng1 xiu4 = to rust; rusty

生理學 sang1 lei5 hok6 sheng1 li3 xue2 = physiology

生物質能 saang1 mat6 zat1 nang4 = biomass energy

再生能源 zoi3 sang1 nang4 jyun4 = renewable energy sources

生人 saang1 jan4 sheng1 ren2 = a stranger

生前 saang1 cin4 sheng1 qian2 = during one's lifetime

生動 saang1 dung6 sheng1 dong4 = vivid

生命 sang1 ming6 sheng1 ming4 = life

生命力 sang1 ming6 lik6 sheng1 ming4 li4 = life force; vitality

生存 saang1 cyun4 sheng1 cun2 = to exist; to survive

生怕 saang1 paa3 sheng1 pa4 = extremely nervous; fearful

生態 saang1 taai3; sang1 taai3 sheng1 tai4 = way of life; ecology

生效 sang1 haau6 sheng1 xiao4 = to go into effect; to take effect

生殖 sang1 zik6 sheng1 zhi2 = to reproduce; to flourish

生理 sang1 lei5 sheng1 li3 = physiology

生產 sang1 caan2 sheng1 chan3 = to produce; to make; to manufacture

生產力 sang1 caan2 lik6 sheng1 chan3 li4 = productive force

生產率 sang1 caan2 leot6*2 sheng1 chan3 lv4 = productivity

生疏 saang1 so1 sheng1 shu1 = unfamiliar; out of practice; rusty

生病 saang1 beng6 sheng1 bing4 = to fall sick; to become ill

生育 saang1 juk6 sheng1 yu4 = to give birth; to bear

生長 saang1 zoeng2 sheng1 zhang3 = to grow

衛生 wai6 sang1 wei4 sheng1 = hygiene; hygienic

野生 je5 saang1 ye3 sheng1 = wild

再生產 zoi3 sang1 caan2 zai4 sheng1 chan3 = reproduction

自力更生 zi6 lik6 gang1 saang1 zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1 = self-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort

小學生 siu2 hok6 saang1 xiao3 xue2 sheng1 = primary school pupil; schoolchild

新生 san1 saang1 xin1 sheng1 = newborn

產生 caan2 sang1 chan3 sheng1 = to produce; to yield; to generate

生物多樣性 sang1 mat6 do1 joeng6 sing3 sheng1 wu4 duo1 yang4 xing4 = biodiversity

親生 can1 saang1 qin1 sheng1 = one's own (blood-related) (parents, children)

衛生紙 wai6 sang1 zi2 wei4 sheng1 zhi3 = toilet paper; bathroom tissue 國

衛生設備 wai6 sang1 cit3 bei6 wei4 sheng1 she4 bei4 = sanitary equipment; sanitation facilities

衛生部 wai6 sang1 bou6 wei4 sheng1 bu4 = health department; sanitation department

衛生間 wai6 sang1 gaan1 wei4 sheng1 jian1 = toilet; W.C.; washroom; restroom

衛生巾 wai6 sang1 gan1 wei4 sheng1 jin1 = sanitary napkin; sanitary towel

衛生帶 wai6 sang1 daai3 wei4 sheng1 dai4 = sanitary towel; sanitary napkin

維生素 wai4 sang1 sou3 wei2 sheng1 su4 = vitamin

誕生 daan3 saang1 dan4 sheng1 = to be born

天生 tin1 saang1 tian1 sheng1 = innate; natural

重生 cung4 saang1 chong2 sheng1 = rebirth; to be reborn; born-again

生涯 sang1 ngaai4 sheng1 ya2 = career

生還者 sang1 waan4 ze2 sheng1 huan2 zhe3 = survivor

練習生 lin6 zaap6 sang1 lian4 xi2 sheng1 = apprentice, employee in training

陌生 mak6 sang1 mo4 sheng1 = strange, unfamiliar

平生 ping4 sang1 = all one's life

生來 sang1 loi4 = by birth; by nature

考生 haau2 sang1 kao3 sheng1 = examinee; examination candidate

過生 gwo3 sang1 = overproduction

民生 man4 sang1 = the people's livelihood

逃生 tou4 sang1 = flee for one's life

嬌生慣養 giu1 sang1 gwaan3 joeng5 = coddle since childhood

接線生 zip3 sin3 sang1 = telephonist

生性 saang1 sing3 = natural disposition; well-behaved; sensible; thoughtful; thought through; intelligent

生膠 saang1 gaau1 = crude rubber

生豬 saang1 zyu1 = live pig; pig

師生 si1 sang1 shi1 sheng1 = teacher and student

學生會 hok6 saang1 wui6*2 = student association

留學生 lau4 hok6 saang1 = student studying abroad, foreign exchange student

衛生署 wai6 sang1 cyu5 wei4 sheng1 shu3 = Health Department

國民生產毛額 gwok3 man4 sang1 caan2 mou4 ngaak6 = gross national product (GNP)

婦科醫生 fu5 fo1 ji1 sang1 fu4 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = gynaecologist

寄生蟲 gei3 saang1 cung4 = parasite

恆生指數 hang4 saang1 zi2 sou3 = the Hang Seng Index (also 恒生指數)

抗生素 kong3 saang1 sou3 kang4 sheng1 su4 = antibiotics; antibiotic

接生婆 zip3 saang1 po4*2 jie1 sheng1 po2 = a midwife

玻璃生菜 bo1 lei4*1 saang1 coi3 = lettuce

生抽 saang1 cau1 = light soy sauce 粵

生油 sang1 jau4 = cooking oil

生粉 saang1 fan2 = starch

生魚 saang1 jyu4*2 sheng1 yu2 = snakehead (fish) 粵

花生油 faa1 sang1 jau4 hua1 sheng1 you2 = peanut oil

逃生口 tou4 saang1 hau2 = emergency exit

和氣生財 wo4 hei3 sang1 coi4 he2 qi4 sheng1cai2 = friendliness is conducive to business success

自家生產 zi6 gaa1 sang1 caan2 = home grown

魚生粥 jyu4 saang1 zuk1 yu2 sheng1 zhou1 = rice gruel with thin raw fish slices

長生果 coeng4 saang1 gwo2 = peanut 粵

拋生藕 paau1 saang1 ngau5 = ogle; to flirt

死過翻生 sei2 gwo3 faan1 saang1 = raise from the dead

再生 zoi3 sang1 zai4 sheng1 = raise from the dead, rebirth

生番 saang1 faan1 = a savage, cannibal

生猛 saang1 maang5 = full of life, lively, "alive and kicking" 粵

生日會 saang1 jat6 wui6*2 = birthday party

放生電 fong3 saang1 din6 fang4 sheng1 dian4 = flirt; coquet 粵

侍應生 si6 jing3 sang1 = waiter

微生蟲 mei4 saang1 cung4 = bacteria

生力 sang1 lik6 = San Miguel

生果盤 saang1 gwo2 pun4*2 = fresh fruit platter 粵

頭大冇腦,腦大生草 tau4 daai6 mou5 nou5, nou5 daai6 saang1 cou2 tou2 da4 mao3 nao3, nao3 da4 sheng5 cao3 = someone doesn't think before he acts (lit., "big head, no brains") 粵

送報生 sung3 bou3 saang1 = newsboy, newsman

花生糊 faa1 sang1 wu4*2 = peanut soup

女學生 neoi5 hok6 saang1 = a girl student, co-ed, schoolgirl

耶穌誕生 je4 sou1 daan3 saang1 ye1 su1 dan4 sheng1 = Nativity

男學生 naam4 hok6 saang1 = a boy student, a schoolboy

中學生 zung1 hok6 saang1 = a secondary school student

大學畢業生 daai6 hok6 bat1 jip6 sang1 = a university graduate

衞生督察 wai6 sang1 duk1 caat3 wei4 sheng1 du1 cha2 = health inspector

中學畢業生 zung1 hok6 bat1 jip6 sang1 = school leaver

請飲生日酒 ceng2 jam2 sang1 jat6 zau2 = to give a birthday dinner

生日酒 saang1 jat6 zau2 = a birthday (dinner) party

小學畢業生 siu2 hok6 bat1 jip6 sang1 = one who has completed primary education

醫生仔 ji1 sang1 zai2 = (medical doctor) intern 粵

後生咗 hau6 saang1 zo2 = to have become younger 粵

生蛋 saang1 daan6*2 sheng1 dan4 = to lay eggs

寸草不生 cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1 cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1 = not even a blade of grass grows

生辰 saang1 san4 sheng1 chen2 = birthday

世界衛生組織 sai3 gaai3 wai6 sang1 zou2 zik1 shi4 jie4 wei4 sheng1 zu3 zhi1 = World Health Organization

今生 gam1 saang1 jin1 sheng1 = this life

伴生氣 bun6 saang1 hei3 ban4 sheng1 qi4 = associated gas

微生物 mei4 sang1 mat6 wei1 sheng1 wu4 = microorganism

微生物學 mei4 sang1 mat6 hok6 wei1 sheng1 wu4 xue2 = microbiology

本生燈 bun2 sang1 dang1 ben3 sheng1 deng1 = Bunsen burner

沒有生育能力 mut6 jau5 saang1 juk6 nang4 lik6 mei2 you3 sheng1 yu4 neng2 li4 = infertile; unable to have children 國

九死一生 gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1 = a narrow escape from death

出生後的 ceot1 saang1 hau6 dik1 chu1 sheng1 hou4 de5 = [adj] postnatal 國

使生氣 sai2 saang1 hei3 shi3 sheng1 qi4 = displease

側生 zak1 saang1 ce4 sheng1 = adnation

出生入死 ceot1 saang1 jap6 sei2 chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3 = to brave untold danger; to risk one's life

出生前的 ceot1 saang1 cin4 dik1 chu1 sheng1 qian2 de5 = [adj] antenatal, prenatal 國

出生地 ceot1 saang1 dei6 chu1 sheng1 di4 = birthplace

出生日期 ceot1 saang1 jat6 kei4 chu1 sheng1 ri4 qi1 (PRC), chu1 sheng1 ri4 qi2 (Taiwan) = date of birth

初生的 co1 saang1 dik1 chu1 sheng1 de5 = firstborn; neonatal 國

前生 cin4 sang1 qian2 sheng1 = pre-existence

半生 bun3 saang1 ban4 sheng1 = a half of a lifetime

外科醫生 ngoi6 fo1 ji1 sang1 wai4 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = surgeon

大中學生 daai6 zung1 hok6 saang1 da4 zhong1 xue2 sheng5 = university and high school students

安生 on1 saang1 an1 sheng1 = peaceful; restful; quiet; still

陌生恐懼 mak6 sang1 hung2 geoi6 mo4 sheng1 kong3 ju4 = fear of the unknown

有性生殖 jau5 sing3 sang1 zik6 you3 xing4 sheng1 zhi2 = sexual reproduction

有生以來 jau5 sang1 ji5 loi4 you3 sheng1 yi3 lai2 = since birth; for one's whole life

核生存能力 hat6 saang1 cyun4 nang4 lik6 he2 sheng1 cun2 neng2 li4 = nuclear survivability

生勾勾 saang1 ngau1 ngau1 = alive

恆生銀行 hang4 sang1 ngan4 hong4 heng2 sheng1 yin2 hang2 = Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong

計劃生育 gai3 waak6 saang1 juk6 ji4 hua4 sheng1 yu4 = family planning, birth control

無生命 mou4 sang1 ming6 wu2 sheng1 ming4 = lifeless; still; inert

生育能力 saang1 juk6 nang4 lik6 sheng1 yu4 neng2 li4 = fertility; ability to have children

生產設施 sang1 caan2 cit3 si1 sheng1 chan3 she4 shi1 = production facility

生產設備 sang1 caan2 cit3 bei6 sheng1 chan3 she4 bei4 = production equipment; manufacturing equipment

生產能力 sang1 caan2 nang4 lik6 sheng1 chan3 neng2 li4 = manufacturing ability; production capacity

生產反應堆 sang1 caan2 faan2 jing3 deoi1 sheng1 chan3 fan3 ying4 dui1 = production reactor

生產企業 sang1 caan2 kei5 jip6 sheng1 chan3 qi3 ye4 = manufacturer

生物體 sang1 mat6 tai2 sheng1 wu4 ti3 = organism

生物測定 sang1 mat6 cak1 ding6 sheng1 wu4 ce4 ding4 = bioassay

生物活化性 sang1 mat6 wut6 faa3 sing3 sheng1 wu4 huo2 hua4 xing4 = bioactivity

生物武器 sang1 mat6 mou5 hei3 sheng1 wu4 wu3 qi4 = biological weapon

生物技術 sang1 mat6 gei6 seot6 sheng1 wu4 ji4 shu4 = biotechnology

生物工程學 sang1 mat6 gung1 cing4 hok6 sheng1 wu4 gong1 cheng2 xue2 = biotechnology

生物學家 sang1 mat6 hok6 gaa1 sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1 = biologist

生活必需品 sang1 wut6 bit1 seoi1 ban2 sheng1 huo2 bi4 xu1 pin3 = life's necessities

生殖力 sang1 zik6 lik6 sheng1 zhi2 li4 = fertility

生機 saang1 gei1 sheng1 ji1 = opportunity to life; reprieve from death; life force; vitality

生態學 sang1 taai3 hok6 sheng1 tai4 xue2 = ecology

生命跡象 sang1 ming6 zik1 zoeng6 sheng1 ming4 ji1 xiang4 = sign of life

生命線 sang1 ming6 sin3 sheng1 ming4 xian4 = lifeline

生命科學 sang1 ming6 fo1 hok6 sheng1 ming4 ke1 xue2 = life sciences

生出 saang1 ceot1 sheng1 chu1 = to give birth

牙科醫生 ngaa4 fo1 ji1 sang1 ya2 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = dentist

接生 zip3 sang1 jie1 sheng1 = to deliver a baby; to be a midwife

中山先生 zung1 saan1 sin1 saang1 zhong1 shan1 xian1 sheng1 = Mr. Sun Yatsen (honorific form)

不可再生的 bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 = non-renewable 國

不可再生的能源 bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 nang4 jyun4 bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 neng2 yuan2 = non-renewable energy source 國

可再生的 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 = renewable 國

此生 ci2 sang1 = this life

感生 gam2 sang1 gan3 sheng1 = induced

瀕臨絕種生物 pan4 lam4 zyut6 zung2 sang1 mat6 bin1 lin2 jue2 zhong3 sheng1 wu4 = endangered species

生境 sang1 ging2 sheng1 jing4 = habitat

生殖作用 sang1 zik6 zok3 jung6 sheng1 zhi2 zuo4 yong4 = reproduction

生殖器官 sang1 zik6 hei3 gun1 sheng1 zhi2 qi4 guan1 = reproductive organ

生殖器疣 sang1 zik6 hei3 jau4 sheng1 zhi2 qi4 you2 = genital wart; HPV wart

生殖器皰疹 sang1 zik6 hei3 paau3 can2 sheng1 zhi2 qi4 pao4 zhen3 = genital herpes

生殖系統 sang1 zik6 hai6 tung2 sheng1 zhi2 xi4 tong3 = reproductive system

生產者 sang1 caan2 ze2 sheng1 chan3 zhe3 = producer

野生動物 je5 sang1 dung6 mat6 ye3 sheng1 dong4 wu4 = wildlife

非生物 fei1 sang1 mat6 fei1 sheng1 wu4 = non-living thing

食肉生物 sik6 juk6 sang1 mat6 shi2 rou4 sheng1 wu4 = carnivores

畢業生的 bat1 jip6 sang1 dik1 bi4 ye4 sheng1 de5 = [adj] graduate 國

衛生官員 wai6 sang1 gun1 jyun4 wei4 sheng1 guan1 yuan2 = health official

救生衣 gau3 saang1 ji1 jiu4 sheng1 yi1 = life jacket

救生艇 gau3 saang1 teng5 jiu4 sheng1 ting3 = lifeboat

救生圈 gau3 saang1 hyun1 jiu4 sheng1 quan1 = a lifebuoy

香港出生的 hoeng1 gong2 ceot1 saang1 dik1 = Hong Kong-borned 國

資優學生 zi1 jau1 hok6 saang1 = gifted student

再生水 zoi3 sang1 seoi2 zai4 sheng1shui3 = recycled water

生果刀 saang1 gwo2 dou1 = a fruit knife 粵

看醫生 hon3 ji1 sang1 kan4 yi1 sheng1 = consult a doctor 國

西生菜 sai1 saang1 coi3 xi1 sheng1 cai4 = European lettuce

野生的 je5 saang1 dik1 = feral 國

民生問題 man4 sang1 man6 tai4 = livelihood issues

民生議題 man4 sang1 ji5 tai4 = livelihood issues

衛生情況 wai6 sang1 cing4 fong3 wei4 sheng1 qing2 kuang4 = sanitary conditions

衛生條件 wai6 sang1 tiu4 gin6*2 wei4 sheng1 tiao2 jian4 = sanitary conditions

再生資源 zoi3 sang1 zi1 jyun4 zai4 sheng1zi1 yuan2 = regenerative resources

新生嬰兒 san1 saang1 jing1 ji4 = a newborn baby

專科醫生 zyun1 fo1 ji1 sang1 = specialist doctor

永生 wing5 sang1 = eternal life

生還 saang1 waan4 = to survive

生鐵 saang1 tit3 sheng1tie3 = pig iron

獨生仔 duk6 saang1 zai2 du2 sheng1 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

獨生女 duk6 saang1 neoi5*2 du2 sheng1 nv3 = the only daughter (in a one-child family)

獨生子 duk6 saang1 zi2 du2 sheng1 zi3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

理科學生 lei5 fo1 hok6 saang1 = science students

美國土生 mei5 gwok3 tou2 saang1 = refers to Chinese person born in America

生果舖 saang1 gwo2 pou3*2 = a fruit store 粵

國民生產總值 gwok3 man4 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6 = gross national product (GNP)

本地生產總值 bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6 = gross domestic product (GDP)

出生缺陷 ceot1 saang1 kyut3 haam6 chu1 sheng1 que1 xian4 = birth defect

生物晶片 sang1 mat6 zing1 pin3 sheng1 wu4 jing1 pian4 = a biochip

生產線 sang1 caan2 sin3 sheng1 chan3 xian4 = an assembly line; production line

職業健美先生 zik1 jip6 gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1 = professional bodybuilder

健美先生 gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1 = bodybuilder

生蝦 saang1 haa1 = [n] raw shrimp

城市生活 sing4 si5 sang1 wut6 cheng2 shi4 sheng1 huo2 = city life, things to do in the city

生殖器 sang1 zik6 hei3 sheng1 zhi2 qi4 = reproductive organ; genitals

兒科醫生 ji4 fo1 ji1 sang1 er2 ke1 yi1 sheng1 = [n] a pediatrician, a paediatrician

鬥生鬥死 dau3 sang1 dau3 sei2 = compete against each other

卦命先生 gwaa3 meng6 sin1 saang1 = [n] a fortune teller

生物圖像 sang1 mat6 tou4 zoeng6 sheng1 wu4 tu2 xiang4 = bioimaging

生果金 saang1 gwo2 gam1 sheng1 guo3 jin1 = fruit money 粵

生雞 saang1 gai1 = rooster (also 雞公); a sex maniac 粵

按摩醫生 on3 mo1 ji1 sang1 an4 mo2 yi1 sheng1 = a massage doctor

酒吧侍應生 zau2 baa1 si6 jing3 sang1 = [n] a bartender

自費生 zi6 fai3 saang1 = [n] a self-supporting pupil

新生兒 san1 saang1 ji4 xin1 sheng1 er2 = neonatus; newborn child 國

一年生 jat1 nin4 saang1 yi1 nian2 sheng1 = [botany] annual

一年生植物 jat1 nin4 saang1 zik6 mat6 yi1 nian2 sheng1 zhi2 wu4 = [botany] annual plant; annual

好好先生 hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1 hao3 hao3 xian1 sheng5 = good joe

發生器 faat3 sang1 hei3 fa1 sheng1 qi4 = [chem.] generator

落地生根 lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1 = to settle down

生產過剩 sang1 caan2 gwo3 sing6/zing6 sheng1 chan3 guo4 sheng4 = over-production; overproduction

生動活潑 saang1 dung6 wut6 put3 sheng1 dong4 huo2 po1 = lively, vivid and vigorous

一生人 jat1 sang1 jan4 = one's whole life

書生氣 syu1 saang1 hei3 shu1 sheng1 qi4 = bookishness

外生殖器 ngoi6 sang1 zik6 hei3 wai4 sheng1 zhi2 qi4 = external genital organs

無生物 mou4 sang1 mat6 wu2 sheng1 wu4 = inanimate object; nonliving matter

小先生 siu2 sin1 saang1 xiao3xian1sheng1 = "little teacher" (student who acts as assistant)

新生事物 san1 saang1 si6 mat6 xin1 sheng1 shi4 wu4 = newly emerging things; new things

新生力量 san1 saang1 lik6 loeng6 xin1 sheng1 li4 liang4 = newly emerging force; new rising force; new force

再生父母 zoi3 sang1 fu6 mou5 zai4 sheng1 fu4 mu3 = one's great benefactor, one's second parent (said with gratitude of a person who has saved or spared one's life)

陰陽先生 jam1 joeng4 sin1 saang1 yin1 yang2 xian1 sheng5 = geomancer (as a funeral advisor, lit., "Mister Yin-Yang")

生安白造 saang1 on1 baak6 zou6 = cook up a story 粵

生存空間 saang1 cyun4 hung1 gaan1 = room to survive

算命先生 syun3 meng6 sin1 saang1 = a fortune teller

付託終生 fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1 = count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end

做生意 zou6 saang1 ji3 = to do business; to run a business; to be a businessman

阿生 aa3 saang1 = Mister (先生)

嗌生嗌死 aai3 saang1 aai3 sei2 = weeping and wailing like mad (lit., "shouts to live, shouts to die") 粵

嗌生晒 aai3 saang1 saai3 = noisy 粵

不生性 bat1 saang1 sing3 = disobedient, thoughtless

砌生豬肉 cai3 saang1 zyu1 juk6 = to frame somebody 粵

親生仔不如近身錢 can1 sang1 zai2 bat1 jyu4 gan6 san1 cin4 qin1 sheng1/5 zi1 bu4 ru2 shen1qian2 = it's better to have money than to have to depend on your own children

丑生 cau2 sang1 chou3 sheng5 = a clown; a buffoon; a comedian, funnyman

長生板 coeng4 saang1 baan2 = a coffin 粵

長生店 coeng4 sang1 dim3 chang2 sheng1 dian4 = coffin shop

畜生 cuk1 saang1 = a beast or brute (also 畜牲)

膽生毛 daam2 saang1 mou4 = dauntless; audacious (lit., "gall bladder grows hair")

膽生石 daam2 saang1 sek6 = a gallstone

膽生石症 daam2 saang1 sek6 zing3 = suffering from having gallstones

地水先生 dei6 seoi2 sin1 saang1 = Mr. Blind Man

當食生菜 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 = to regard sth as easy (as eating lettuce)

翻生 faan1 saang1 = revival, resurrection 粵

返生 faan1 saang1 = revival, resurrection

學生哥 hok6 saang1 go1 = a male student

學生妹 hok6 saang1 mui6*1 = a female student

生命危險 sang1 ming6 ngai4 him2 sheng1 ming4 wei1 xian3 = mortal danger

風生水起 fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2 = to get rich

斟生意 zam1 saang1 ji3 = talk business 粵

幾生修到 gei2 sang1 sau1 dou3 = good luck; good fortune

舊生 gau6 sang1 = a student who has been in the school for quite some time

攪生晒 gaau2 saang1 saai3 = to create a disturbance

日常生活 jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 = daily life / everyday life

生態學家 sang1 taai3 hok6 gaa1 sheng1 tai4 xue2 jia1 = ecologist

生物分類學 sang1 mat6 fan1 leoi6 hok6 = taxonomy

野生人參 je5 saang1 jan4 sam1 = wild ginseng

野生猴子 je5 saang1 hau4 zi2 = feral monkey

野生生物 je5 saang1 sang1 mat6 = wildlife

罨生草藥 ap1 saang1 cou2 joek6 = to apply medicinal herbs onto body 粵

撩事生非 liu4 si6 sang1 fei1 = to make trouble 粵

土生土長 tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 tu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3 = be born and grow up locally

生命不息 sang1 ming6 bat1 sik1 sheng1 ming4 bu4 xi1*2 = as long as one lives

後生仔女 hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi5*2 = youngsters (male and female) 粵

後生細仔 hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2 = a youngster 粵

生暴 saang1 bou6*2 = strange; unfamiliar; to be strangers 粵

生花 saang1 faa1 = fresh flowers

生雞精 saang1 gai1 zing1 = abnormal sexual desires, nymphomania or satyriasis (色情狂) 粵

生鬼 saang1 gwai2 = weird, interesting (in the weird sense)

生沙淋 saang1 saa1 lam4 = trouble with urinary stones; kidney stones

生人唔生膽 saang1 jan4 m4 saang1 daam2 = to be timid or fearful 粵

鹹魚翻生 haam4 jyu4*2 faan1 saang1 = to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure

醫生紙 ji1 sang1 zi2 = a doctor's note; a medical certificate

學生相 hok6 saang1 soeng3*2 = passport size photo in school uniform

更生 gang1 saang1 geng1 sheng1 = regenerate , revive ; renew

衛生棉條 wai6 sang1 min4 tiu4*2 = tampon

生肖 saang1/sang1 ciu3 sheng1 xiao4 = any of the 12 animals of Chinese Zodiac, representing the 12 Earthly Branches.

使生疽 sai2 saang1 zeoi1 = [v] gangrene

無事生非 mou4 si6 saang1 fei1 wu2 shi4 sheng1 fei1 = to be deliberately provocative; much ado about nothing

跌打醫生 tit3 daa2 ji1 sang1 die1 da3 yi1 sheng1 = bone-setter

恒生銀行 hang4 sang1 ngan4 hong4 heng2 sheng1 yin2 hang2 = Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong

人地生疏 jan4 dei6 saang1 so1 = be unfamiliar with the place and the people

外生 ngoi6 saang1 = exogenesis; exogenism

夾生 gaap3 saang1 jia1 sheng1 = half-cooked

夾生吞 gaap3 saang1 tan1 jia1 sheng1 tun1 = force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 監生吞)

女生宿舍 neoi5 saang1 suk1 se3 = a female student dormitory ("quail-roost")

工科學生 gung1 fo1 hok6 saang1 gong1 ke1 xue2 sheng5 = engineering undergraduate

拉生意 laai1 saang1 ji3 la1 sheng1 yi4 = bring in business (lit., "pull in business"); canvass

放生 fong3 saang1 fang4 sheng1 = free captive animals; (of Buddhists) buy captive fish or birds and set them free

生兒育女 saang1 ji4 juk6 neoi5 sheng1 er2 yu4 nv3 = to bear and raise children

生冷 saang1 laang5 sheng1 leng3 = raw or cold food

生啤酒 saang1 be1 zau2 sheng1 pi2 jiu3 = draught beer; unpasteurized beer

生漆 saang1 cat1 sheng1 qi1 = raw lacquer

生煤 saang1 mui4 sheng1 mei2 = bituminous coal

生石灰 saang1 sek6 fui1 sheng1 shi2 hui1 = calces; calcium oxide; calx; quicklime

生硬 saang1 ngaang6 sheng1 ying4 = stiff; rigid; harsh

生薑 saang1 goeng1 sheng1 jiang1 = fresh ginger

生路 saang1 lou6 sheng1 lu4 = means of livelihood; way out

生身父母 saang1 san1 fu6 mou5 sheng1 shen1 fu4 mu3 = one's own parents; biological parents

監生 gaam3 saang1 = while still alive 粵

監生吞 gaam3 saang1 tan1 = force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 夾生吞)

長生 coeng4 saang1 chang2 sheng1 = perdure (continue or last permanently)

生搬硬套 saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3 sheng1 ban1 ying4 tao4 = copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically

死裡逃生 sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1 si3 li3 tao2 sheng1 = escape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life

自生自滅 zi6 saang1 zi6 mit6 zi4 sheng1 zi4 mie4 = (allowing something) to run its own course; to emerge and perish on its own

生死 saang1 sei2 sheng1 si3 = life or death

產生逆火 caan2 sang1 jik6 fo2 = [v] to backfire

發誓當食生菜 faat3 sai6 dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3 = not being serious when doing one's vow or pledge for sth 粵

誓願當食生菜 sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 = not being serious when making a vow or a pledge 粵

某先生 mau5 sin1 saang1 = Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so

七竅生煙 cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1 qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry

七孔生煙 cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1 qi1 kong3 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry

生娘唔大養娘大 saang1 noeng4 m4 daai6 joeng5 noeng4 daai6 = foster parents are to be honoured more than natural parents 粵

天生購物狂 tin1 saang1 kau3 mat6 kong4 = a shopping queen; born to be a shopaholic

占卦先生 zim1 gwaa3 sin1 saang1 = a fortune teller

慶生 hing3 saang1 = a birthday celebration

黃綠醫生 wong4 luk6 ji1 sang1 huang2 lv4 yi1 sheng1 = quack doctor; incompetent physician 粵

賬房先生 zoeng3 fong4*2 sin1 saang1 zhang4 fang2 xian1 sheng5 = an accountant; a bookkeeper

腦囟未生埋 nou5 seon2 mei6 saang1 maai4 = childish, naive, immature (lit., "the fontanel has not yet grown over") 粵

生壅 saang1 ung1 = to be buried alive 粵

生葬 saang1 zong3 sheng1 zang4 = to be buried alive

陌生人 mak6 sang1 jan4 mo4 sheng1 ren2 = a stranger

生麵 sang1 min6 sheng1 mian4 = a type of noodles with a soapy texture

生埗人 saang1 bou6*2 jan4 = stranger 粵

生鍟 saang1 seng3 = to rust; rusty 粵

捨生成仁 se2 sang1 sing4 jan4 = sacrifice for virtue or higher ethical values

報生紙 bou3 sang1 zi2 = birth certificate 粵

節外生枝 zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1 = [1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles

實習生 sat6 zaap6 saang1 shi2 xi2 sheng5 = intern (student); trainee

交換生 gaau1 wun6 saang1 = an exchange student

生效日期 saang1 haau6 jat6 kei4 = the effective date

餘生 jyu4 sang1 yu2 sheng1 = remainder of life

親生骨肉 can1 saang1 gwat1 juk6 = one's own flesh and blood

搞衛生 gaau2 wai6 sang1 = sanitation, to clean up 粵

野草燒不盡春風吹又生 je5 cou2 siu1 bat1 zeon6 ceon1 fung1 ceoi1 jau6 sang1 = there will always be criminals

生命週期 sang1 ming6 zau1 kei4 sheng1 ming4 zhou1 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (Taiwan) = a life cycle

落地喊三聲好醜命生成 lok6 dei6 haam3 saam3 seng1 hou2 cau2 ming4 sang1 sing4 = one's life is fated and pre-destined 粵

唐生菜 tong4 saang1 coi3 tang2 sheng1 cai4 = Chinese lettuce

紅生菜 hung4 saang1 coi3 hong2 sheng1 cai4 = red leaf lettuce

羅馬生菜 lo4 maa5 saang1 coi3 luo2 ma3 sheng1 cai4 = roman lettuce

蒸生瓜 zing1 saang1 gwaa1 = an inelegant immature female 粵

生靈塗炭 sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4 = people suffering and in misery

與生俱來 jyu5 sang1 keoi1 loi4 yu3 sheng1 ju4 lai2 = be born with; inherent; innate

早生貴子 zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2 zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3 = hope you have a son soon

痛不欲生 tung3 bat1 juk6 sang1 tong4 bu4*2 yu4 sheng1 = be grieved to the point that one wants to die

輕生 hing1 sang1 qing1 sheng1 = commit suicide

生保人 saang1 bou2 jan4 = a stranger 粵

生活化 sang1 wut6 faa3 sheng1 huo2 hua4 = everyday / daily life (style)

衍生 hin2 sang1 yan3 sheng1 = derive, derivative

生火 sang1 fo2 sheng1 huo3 = fire up

私生子 si1 sang1 zi2 si1 sheng1 zi3 = illegitimate child; a natural child

生意興隆 saang1 ji3 hing1 lung4 sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2 = (to wish a business owner's) business to be thriving

一凹一凸，終生結合 jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6 zung1 sang1 git3 hap6 yi1 ao1 yi1 tu1 zhong1 sheng1 jie2 he2 = two individuals who complement each other with make lifetime partners 粵

孳生 zi1 sang1 zi1 sheng1 = to grow and proliferate; to grow and multiply; to breed

天生一對 tin1 sang1 jat1 deoi3 tian1 sheng1 yi1 dui4 = born to be together; a perfect couple; made for one another

人生路不熟 jan4 sang1 lou6 bat1 suk6 ren2 sheng1 lu4 bu4 shu2 = unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets 粵

人生地不熟 jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6 ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2 = unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets

生嚿叉燒好過生你 saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 saang1 nei5 sheng1 huo4 cha1 shao1 hao3 guo4 sheng1 ni3 = I wish I never gave birth to you; it would be better to have given birth to a cha siu than to give birth to you 粵

疑心生暗鬼 ji4 sam1 saang1 am3 gwai2 = misgivings bring about imaginary fears 粵

生機勃勃 sang1 gei1 but6 but6 sheng1 ji1 bo2 bo2 = full of vitality; full of vigor

人無生活計，枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 ren2 wu2 sheng1 huo2 ji4, wang3 shi2 ren2 jian1 mi3 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵

栩栩如生 heoi2 heoi2 jyu4 saang1 xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1 = vivid and lifelike

本科生 bun2 fo1 saang1 ben3 ke1 sheng1 = undergraduate

險狀環生 him2 zong6 waan4 sang1 xian3 zhuang4 huan2 sheng1 = perilous events in succession; dangerous situations on after another

險象環生 him2 zoeng6 waan4 sang1 xian3 xiang4 huan2 sheng1 = dangerous phenomenon occur one after another; danger lurking everywhere

賀生日 ho6 saang1 jat6 he4 sheng1 ri4 = celebrate a birthday 粵

有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁 jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat3 lei1 = given a choice no one would do it this way; have no alternative but to make an unwise decision 粵

生蟲拐杖 saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng6*2 = unreliable 粵

小生 siu2 sang1 = actor or actress who takes male parts in Cantonese opera.

望而生畏 mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3 wang4 er2 sheng1 wei4 = awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming

自修生 zi6 sau1 sang1 = private candidate

人生百態 jan4 sang1 baak3 taai3 ren2 sheng1 bai3 tai4 = the vicissitudes of life

生米都煮成熟飯 saang1 mai5 dou1 zyu2 seng4 suk6 faan6 sheng1 mi3 dou1 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 [PRC]/ shou2 [TW] fan4 = what\\\'s done is done; things are irreversible

打生纈 daa2 saang1 lit3 da3 sheng1 xie2 = make a slip knot 粵

生理學家 sang1 lei5 hok6 gaa1 sheng1 li3 xue2 jia1 = physiologist

生約 saang1 joek3 sheng1 yue1 = renewable contract of lease

畢生 bat1 sang1 bi4 sheng1 = lifetime

謀生 mau4 sang1 mou2 sheng1 = to make a living; to sustain one's livelihood

家庭醫生 gaa1 ting4 ji1 saang1 jia1 ting2 yi1sheng1 = family doctor; family practitioner

生龍活虎 sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3 = to be as lively and energetic as a dragon and tiger

終其一生 zung1 kei4 jat1 sang1 zhong1 qi2 yi1 sheng1 = for the rest of one's life; for one's whole life

長生不老 coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 chang2 sheng1 bu4 lao3 = be immortal; drink from the fountain of youth

生不如死 sang1 bat1 jyu4 sei2 sheng1 bu4 ru2 si3 = a painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live

生死關頭 sang1 sei2 gwaan1 tau4 sheng1si3 guan1 tou2 = a moment in which one's life and death hangs in the balance

生活費 sang1 wut6 fai3 sheng1 huo2 fei4 = living expenses; cost of living

人死不能復生 jan4 sei2 bat1 nang4 fuk6 sang1 ren2 si3 bu4 neng2 fu4 sheng1 = once you're dead you can't be resurrected

衍生物 jin2 sang1 mat6 yan3 sheng1 wu4 = derivative

長者生活津貼 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 = old age living allowance

生平 sang1 ping4 sheng1 ping2 = all one's life; biography

天生麗質 tin1 sang1 lai6 zat1 tian1 sheng1 li4 zhi4 = born a beauty

急中生智 gap1 zung1 sang1 zi3 ji2 zhong1 sheng1 zhi4 = hit upon a plan in desperation

人生苦短 jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2 ren2 sheng1 ku3 duan3 = life is short and full of suffering

維持生活 wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6 wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2 = to subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

維生 wai4 sang1 wei2 sheng1 = abbr. for 維持生活: to subsist ; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

浮游生物 fau4 jau4 sang1 mat6 fu2 you2 sheng1 wu4 = plankton

日常生活用語 jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 jung6 jyu5 ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 yong4 yu3 = daily life language / everyday life language

小生意 siu2 saang1 ji3 xiao3 sheng1 yi4 = small business

非人生活 fei1 jan4 sang1 wut6 fei1 ren2 sheng1 huo2 = sub-human life

高額長者生活津貼 gou1 ngaak6 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 gao1 e2 zhang3 zhe3 sheng1 huo2 jin1 tie1 = Higher Old Age Living Allowance

感情生活 gam2 cing4 sang1 wut6 gan3 qing2 sheng1 huo2 = emotional life

殺生 saat3 sang1 = the killing of living things

苟且偷生 gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1 = disgracefully stay alive

生物化學 sang1 mat6 faa3 hok6 sheng1 wu4 hua4 xue2 = biochemistry

衛生套 wai6 sang1 tou3 wei4 sheng1 tao4 = condom 國

生詞 saang1 ci4 sheng1 ci2 = new word; neologism

喪生 song3 sang1 sang4 sheng1 = to die

熟能生巧 suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 shu2 neng2 sheng1qiao3 = practice makes perfect

生姜 saang1 goeng1 = rhizoma zingiberis recens

恆生 hang4 sang1 heng2 sheng1 = Hang Seng

五子包生 ng5 zi2 baau1 saang1 wu3 zi5 bao1 sheng1 = (mahjong) last five tiles penalty

生金 saang1 gam1 = chancre 粵

國內生產總值 gwok3 noi6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6 guo2 nei4 sheng1 chan3 zong3 zhi2 = gross domestic product (GDP)

再生不良性貧血 zoi3 sang1 bat1 loeng4 sing3 pan4 hyut3 zai4 sheng1 bu4 liang2 xing4 pin2 xue4/xie3 (PRC/Taiwan) = aplastic anemia

反生物戰 faan2 sang1 mat6 zin3 fan3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4 = biological (warfare) defense

同配生殖 tung4 pui3 sang1 zik6 tong2 pei4 sheng1 zhi2 = isogamy

多細胞生物 do1 sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6 duo1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4 = multicellular life form

單細胞生物 daan1 sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6 dan1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4 = single-celled organism

單詞產生器模型 daan1 ci4 caan2 saang1 hei3 mou4 jing4 dan1 ci2 chan3 sheng1 qi4 mo2 xing2 = logogen model

生物高分子 sang1 mat6 gou1 fan1 zi2 sheng1 wu4 gao1 fen1 zi3 = biopolymers

生長激素 saang1 zoeng2 gik1 sou3 sheng1 zhang3 ji1 su4 = growth hormone

仿生學 fong2 saang1 hok6 fang3 sheng1 xue2 = bionics; bionicist

生化武器 saang1 faa3 mou5 hei3 sheng1 hua4 wu3 qi4 = biological weapon

生命多樣性 sang1 ming6 do1 joeng6 sing3 sheng1 ming4 duo1 yang4 xing4 = biodiversity

生物傳感器 sang1 mat6 cyun4 gam2 hei3 sheng1 wu4 chuan2 gan3 qi4 = biosensor

生物分析法 sang1 mat6 fan1 sik1 faat3 sheng1 wu4 fen1 xi1 fa3 = bioanalytical method

生物反應器 sang1 mat6 faan2 jing3 hei3 sheng1 wu4 fan3 ying4 qi4 = bioreactor

生物媒介 sang1 mat6 mui4 gaai3 sheng1 wu4 mei2 jie4 = biological vector

生物專一性 sang1 mat6 zyun1 jat1 sing3 sheng1 wu4 zhuan1 yi1 xing4 = biospecificity

生物彈藥 sang1 mat6 daan6*2 joek6 sheng1 wu4 dan4 yao4 = biological ammunition

生物戰 sang1 mat6 zin3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4 = germ warfare; biological warfare

可再生的能源 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 nang4 jyun4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 neng2 yuan2 = renewable energy source 國

微小生物 mei4 siu2 sang1 mat6 wei1 xiao3 sheng1 wu4 = [math.] microscopic living organisms

摩擦生電 mo1 caat3 saang1 din6 mo2 ca1 sheng1 dian4 = [phys.] charging by rubbing

無性生殖 mou4 sing3 sang1 zik6 wu2 xing4 sheng1 zhi2 = [bio.] asexual reproduction

高等生物 gou1 dang2 sang1 mat6 gao1 deng3 sheng1 wu4 = higher living organisms

孢子生殖 baau1 zi2 sang1 zik6 bao1 zi3 sheng1 zhi2 = [n] sporogony

統一招生 tung2 jat1 ziu1 saang1 tong3 yi1 zhao1 sheng1 = national unified entrance exam

語言產生 jyu5 jin4 caan2 saang1 yu3 yan2 chan3 sheng1 = production of speech

香港中學生聯盟 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 saang1 lyun4 mang4 = Hong Kong Secondary Students Union

聯合國世界衛生組織 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 sai3 gaai3 wai6 sang1 zou2 zik1 = The World Health Organization (WHO)

食物環境衛生署 sik6 mat6 waan4 ging2 wai6 sang1 cyu5 shi2 wu4 huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1 shu3 = Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

生籌 saang1 cau4 = the "life chip" in drawing lots

執生 zap1 saang1 = ability to react in a difficult situation

廣生堂 gwong2 sang1 tong4 = Kwong Sang Hong ("Two Girls" brand beauty and health products)

衛生大使計劃 wai6 sang1 daai6 si3 gai3 waak6 = Ambassador of Hygiene Scheme

衛生防護中心 wai6 sang1 fong4 wu6 zung1 sam1 = Centre for Health Protection

前線醫生聯盟 cin4 sin3 ji1 sang1 lyun4 mang4 = Frontline Doctors' Union

古生物學 gu2 sang1 mat6 hok6 gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2 = palaeontology, paleontology

古生物學家 gu2 sang1 mat6 hok6 gaa1 gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1 = palaeontologist, paleontologist; paleobiologist

要生要死 jiu3 saang1 jiu3 sei2 yao4 sheng1 yao4 si3 = to be hysterical 粵

分裂生殖 fan1 lit6 sang1 zik6 fen1 lie4 sheng1 zhi2 = paratomy; schizogamy; schizogenesis

架生 gaa3 saang1 = tool; utensil; implement; instrument 粵

生螆貓入眼 saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5 sheng1 ci4 mao1 ru4 yan3 = take a fancy to sb 粵

生骨大頭菜 saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3 = a spoilt brat 粵

南郭先生 naam4 gwok3 sin1 saang1 = Mr. Nan Guo

個人衛生 go3 jan4 wai6 saang1 ge4 ren2 wei4 sheng5 = personal hygiene

戇豆先生 ngong6 dau6*2 sin1 saang1 zhuang4 dou4 xian1 sheng5 = Mr. Bean

仿生人 fong2 sang1 jan4 fang3 sheng1 ren2 = android

醉生夢死 zeoi3 sang1 mung6 sei2 zui4 sheng1 meng4 si3 = live a befuddled life of drinking and sleeping

適者生存 sik1 ze2 sang1 cyun4 shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 = survival of the fittest

槲寄生 huk6 gei3 sang1 hu2 ji4 sheng1 = mistletoe; Viscum album

生於斯，長於斯 sang1 jyu1 si1, zoeng2 jyu1 si1 sheng1 yu2 si1, zhang3 yu2 si1 = born and raised here; locally born and raised

生根粉 sang1 gan1 fan2 sheng1 gen1 fen3 = rooting powder

畢生之玷 bat1 sang1 zi1 dim3 bi4 sheng1 zhi1 dian4 = 1.the greatest source of shame and disgrace in one's entire life 2. the greatest flaw or shortcoming in one's whole life

生化電子 sang1 faa3 din6 zi2 sheng1 hua4 dian4 zi3 = bionic

仿生電子 fong2 saang1 din6 zi2 fang3 sheng1 dian4 zi3 = bionic

生化學 sang1 faa3 hok6 sheng1 hua4 xue2 = biochemistry

無國界醫生 mou4 gwok3 gaai3 ji1 sang1 wu2 guo2 jie4 yi1 sheng1 = Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, Doctors Without Borders

百弊叢生 baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 bai3 bi4 cong2 sheng1 = all kinds of corruption break out

蒼生 cong1 sang1 cang1 sheng1 = common folks

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2 ai4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1, wu4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1 = love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead

生拉硬拽 sang1 laai1 ngaang6 jai6 sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4 = drag against one's will

香港專上學生聯會 hoeng1 gong2 zyun1 soeng6 hok6 saang1 lyun4 wui6*2 xiang1 gang3 zhuan1 shang4 xue2 sheng1 lian2 hui4 = HK Federation of Students

衍生產品 hin1 sang1 caan2 ban2 yan3 sheng1 chan3 pin3 = derivative products

生死未卜 sang1 sei2 mei6 buk1 sheng1 si3 wei4 bu3 = dead or alive is still unknown

生晒 saang1 saai3 sheng1 shai4 = ongoing, nonstop; vibrant 粵

野生捕獲 je5 saang1 bou6 wok6 ye3 sheng1 bu3 huo4 = run into 粵

陳港生 can4 gong2 sang1 = Jackie Chan

香港公共醫療醫生協會 hoeng1 gong2 gung1 gung6 ji1 liu4 ji1 sang1 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association

中國野生動物協會 zung1 gwok3 je5 sang1 dung6 mat6 hip3 wui6*2 = China Wildlife Conservation Association

國家計劃生育委員會 gwok3 gaa1 gai3 waak6 saang1 juk6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = State Family Planning Commission

學生資助辦事處 hok6 saang1 zi1 zo6 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Student Finance Assistance Agency

英國足球先生 jing1 gwok3 zuk1 kau4 sin1 saang1 = England's Footballer of the Year

陳方安生 can4 fong1 on1 sang1 = Anson Chan (head of HK civil service)

殭屍先生 goeng1 si1 sin1 saang1 = Mr. Vampire (kung fu movie with vampires)

孩子先生 haai4 zi2 sin1 saang1 hai2 zi5 xian1 sheng1 = Mr. Children (Misuchiru, famous Japanese rock band)

生力集團 sang1 lik6 zaap6 tyun4 sheng1 li4 ji2 tuan2 = San Miguel Corporation

世界動物衛生組織 sai3 gaai3 dung6 mat6 wai6 sang1 zou2 zik1 shi4 jie4 dong4 wu4 wei4 sheng1 zu3 zhi1 = World Organisation for Animal Health

何寶生 ho4 bou2 sang1 he2 bao3 sheng1 = Timmy Ho Po Sang

黃秋生 wong4 cau1 sang1 huang2 qiu1 sheng1 = Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (actor)

張雨生 zoeng1 jyu5 sang1 zhang1 yu3 sheng1 = Tom Chang (a.k.a., Chang Yu-Sheng)

民生銀行 man4 sang1 ngan4 hong4 min2 sheng1 yin2 hang2 = China Minsheng Banking Corp

食品衛生法 sik6 ban2 wai6 sang1 faat3 shi2 pin3 wei4 sheng1 fa3 = Food Hygiene Law of People's Republic of China

Showing all 52 examples containing 生

祝你生日快樂！
Wishing you a Happy Birthday!

你鍾唔鍾意食花生㗎？粵
Do you like to eat peanuts?

王先生後日就返啦。粵
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.

先生，請問幾位？粵
Sir, how many people?

你想學做生意？
So you want to be a businessman?
[Lit. you want study do business? More direct translation: You want to study how to do business? This is a good example of a serial verb construction. There are three in a row here (想學做) but more are possible.]

我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.

生果又甜又有營養。粵
Fruits are sweet and nutritious.
[Please note that "有" is missing from the audio by mistake.]

王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。國
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.

係唔係用花生油煮嘅? 粵
Is this cooked in peanut oil?

我唔食得花生粵
I cannot eat peanuts.

我對花生敏感粵
I am allergic to peanuts

先生話聽日唔使返學。粵
The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow.

生性啲啦! 粵
Behave yourself!

生果對健康有益
Fresh fruit is good for your health

以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉粵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.

一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

先生，請問有啲咩可以幫到你嘅呢？粵
Sir, how can I help you?

佢打咗電話畀醫生粵
She has phoned the doctor.
[咗 is a marker for perfective aspect. ]

你要改你嘅學生嘅功課粵
You need to mark your students' homework.
[Lit. You need change [in the sense of correct] your student homework.]

有個叫平仔嘅學生起身粵
A student called Ping stood up.
[Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up]

就算喺日常生活中﹐都需要一啲科學常識。粵
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]

個個學生都擔心自己嘅成績。粵
Every student is worried about his grades.
[Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ]

李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]

王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.

生產效率大大提高。
Productivity has risen greatly.

食咗腐敗嘅食物容易生病。粵
You are liable to get sick by eating putrid food.

醫生，我要不要化驗血？國
Doctor, do I need to have a blood test?

點解佢冇女朋友？生得唔靚仔囉! 粵
Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Because he's not handsome, of course!

請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

請番嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實係個學生粵
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.

所謂專家原來係個學生粵
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

間公司專門生產電腦。粵
The company specializes in producing computers.

還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙粵
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.

與其苟且偷生不如死
It is better to die than to drag on with such an ignoble existence.

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝國
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

生果係一種有益健康嘅食物粵
Fresh fruit is a kind of food that's beneficial to health.

唔好以為佢地只係學生粵 ?!
Don't think they're just students!

唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
[There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎粵
This venture... is loss-making.
[Lit. this [counter] business is loss-making business [explanatory particle]]

你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
[Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]

個醫生畀咗啲止癢藥畀我搽蚊𧕴粵
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
[Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]

嗰個學生唔見咗部手機，手機重係新嘅添。粵
That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that.
[重係...添 = at that]

講起嚟﹐我都識何先生。粵
Now you come to mention it, I know Mr Ho as well.
[起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'once you start ...'.]

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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