仔 (zai2 zi2 | zai3 zi1) : son; child

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仔

zai2 zi2

zai3 zi1

[粵] zai2 - Cantonese only | [國] 崽
[1] [n] son; child; kid; boy
[2] [suffix] person; small animal, fowl or object

[粵] zi2 [國] zi1
[adj] close; closely-woven

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

仔

Don't confuse with:
子存

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公仔 gung1 zai2 = a doll 粵

女仔 neoi5 zai2 = girl 粵

男仔 naam4 zai2 = boy 粵

肥仔 fei4 zai2 fei2 zai3 = fatty, fatso (male) 粵

耳仔 ji5 zai2 er3 zai3 = ear 粵

生仔 saang1 zai2 = give birth 粵

銀仔 ngan4*2 zai2 = coins; small money 粵

公仔麵 gung1 zai2 min6 = instant noodles 粵

古仔 gu2 zai2 = story 粵

四眼仔 sei3 ngaan5 zai2 = four-eyes 粵

蘇蝦仔 sou1 haa1 zai2 = child 粵

薯仔 syu4 zai2 = potato 粵

孫仔 syun1 zai2 = grandson 粵

仔女 zai2 neoi5*2 = sons and daughters; children 粵

車仔 ce1 zai2 = rickshaw 粵

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

雀仔 zoek3 zai2 = bird; (mahjong) one of sticks/bamboo [alternate] 粵

講古仔 gong2 gu2 zai2 = to tell a story / stories 粵

狗仔 gau2 zai2 = puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun

煙仔 jin1 zai2 = cigarette 粵

仔細 zi2 sai3 zi3 xi4 = careful; carefully; attentive; cautious

黑仔 haak1 zai2 = unlucky 粵

𥄫仔 gap6 zai2 = peeping/watching guys 粵

兔仔 tou3 zai2 tu4 zai3 = rabbit; hare; bunny 粵

新仔 san1 zai2 = newcomer 粵

貓仔 maau1 zai2 = a kitten 粵

公仔書 gung1 zai2 syu1 = comic book; picture story-book 粵

七仔 cat1 zai2 = 7-Eleven 粵

鎚仔 ceoi4 zai2 = hammer 粵

青年仔 cing1 nin4 zai2 = a young man

石仔 sek6 zai2 = gravel; small stones 粵

板仔 baan2 zai2 ban3 zai3 = skateboarder, surfboarder

牛仔帽 ngau4 zai2 mou6*2 niu2 zai3 mao4 = cowboy hat

白日仔 baak6 jat6 zai2 = moth 粵

舖頭仔 pou3 tau4*2 zai2 = small shop, mini shop 粵

哥哥仔 go1*4 go1 zai2 = young waiter (as an address) 粵

巷仔 hong6 zai2 = alley (slang) 粵

舅仔 kau5 zai2 = wife's younger brother 粵

傻仔水 so4 zai2 seoi2 sha3 zai3 shui3 = alcohol 粵

啤仔 bi1 zai2 bi1 zai3 = baby boy 粵

B仔 bi1 zai2 bi1 zai3 = baby boy 粵

毛毛公仔 mou4 mou4*1/4*2 gung1 zai2 = a wool toy; a plush stuffed toy; a fluffy toy 粵

四仔 sei3 zai2 si4 zai3 = pornographic video / film; heroin 粵

E-仔 E-zai2 = MDMA 粵

狗仔式 gau2 zai2 sik1 gou3 zai3 shi4 = dog paddle; doggy style 粵

牛仔褲 ngau4 zai2 fu3 niu2 zai3 ku4 = jeans, blue jeans

江魚仔 gong1 jyu4 zai2 = anchovy

客仔 haak3 zai2 ke4 zai3 = customer; client 粵

醒目仔 sing2 muk6 zai2 xing3 mu4 zai3 = clever child (male) 粵

鬼仔 gwai2 zai2 = a Caucasian boy 粵

牛仔 ngau4 zai2 niu2 zai3 = cowboy; calf

靚仔 leng3/3*1 zai2 liang4 zai3 = good-looking boy; lad 粵

古惑仔 gu2 waak6 zai2 = gangster; criminal 粵

細蚊仔 sai3 man1 zai2 = children; child 粵

細路仔 sai3 lou6 zai2 = child; boy 粵

反骨仔 faan2 gwat1 zai1 = traitor; ungrateful person 粵

狗仔隊 gau2 zai2 deoi6*2 = paparazzi; a surveillance unit 粵

敗家仔 baai6 gaa1 zai2 = prodigal son 粵

雞蛋仔 gai1 daan6 zai2 ji1 dan4 zai3 = eggettes 粵

灣仔 waan1 zai2 wan1 zai3 = Wan Chai (MTR station)

艇仔 teng5 zai2 ting3 zai3 = small boat; sampan 粵

耳仔軟 ji5 zai2 jyun5 er3 zai3 ruan3 = suggestible 粵

牛仔布 ngau4 zai2 bou3 niu2 zai3 bu4 = denim

大仔 daai6 zai2 = eldest son 粵

刀仔 dou1 zai2 = knife

契仔 kai3 zai2 = adopted son 粵

手巾仔 sau2 gan1 zai2 = handkerchief 粵

李仔 lei5 zai2 = plum; damson

格仔 gaak3 zai2 = checker pattern; mosaic video censoring pattern 粵

池仔 ci4 zai2 = Japanese scaled sardine

盒仔飯 hap6 zai2 faan6 = lunch box

米仔蘭 mai5 zai2 laan4 = Chinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata) 粵

腸仔 coeng4*2 zai2 = a small sausage

綿羊仔 min4 joeng4*2 zai2 = scooter (e.g., a Vespa) 粵

VAN仔 wan1 zai2 = a van; a minibus 粵

轀仔 wan1 zai2 = van

香港仔 hoeng1 gong2 zai2 xiang1 gang3 zai3 = Aberdeen, Hong Kong

豬仔 zyu1 zai2 = a porkling; a piglet

世界仔 sai3 gaai3 zai2 = man of the world; a skilled, suave young man 粵

仔仔 zai2*4 zai2*1 = boy

布公仔 bou3 gung1 zai2 = moppet 粵

傻仔 so4 zai2 = a fool; an idiot; a mental patient 粵

叻仔 lek1 zai2 = shrewd operator, a smart guy; used to criticize someone like "smart alec!" 粵

爛仔 laan6 zai2 = thug, villain, bully, goon 粵

雞仔 gai1 zai2 = chick

賭仔 dou2 zai2 = gambler

賊仔 caak6 zai2 = a burglar, a thief 粵

矮仔 ai2 zai2 = a dwarf; a short person 粵

裙腳仔 kwan4 goek3 zai2 = mother's boy 粵

阿仔 aa3 zai2 = boy

妹妹仔 mui4 mui4*1 zai2 = girl, Miss 粵

妹仔 mui6*1 zai2 mei4 zai3 = a girl; a slave servant girl

男仔頭 naam4 zai2 tau4 = tomboy 粵

扯線公仔 ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 = marionette 粵

野仔 je5 zai2 = "wild" boy; illegitimate child (derog.)

馬仔 maa5 zai2 ma3 zai3 = foal; a gang member, a henchman; Sachima 粵

捱騾仔 ngaai4 leoi4 zai2 = hard-work; work like a slave; laboring for a living 粵

衰仔 seoi1 zai2 = a bad kid

飛仔 fei1 zai2 = a juvenile delinquent (male), a rogue, a hooligan 粵

骰仔 sik1 zai2 tou2 zi3 = dice

雞包仔 gai1 baau1 zai2 = a small breasted girl/woman; flat chested (lit., "small chicken buns")

排骨仔 paai4 gwat1 zai2 = a skinny weakling

BB仔 bi1*4 bi1 zai2 = a baby boy 粵

幫辦仔 bong1 baan6*2 zai2 = a probational inspector

打工仔 daa2 gung1 zai2 = working-class people; a junior employee 粵

報紙仔 bou3 zi2 zai2 = a newsboy

職員仔 zik1 jyun4 zai2 = junior staff

伙記仔 fo2 gei3 zai2 = a junior employee

灣仔街市 waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5 = Wanchai Market

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

屋仔 uk1 zai2 = a cottage

仔畜 zai2 cuk1 zi3 chu4 = newborn animal

衰仔樂園 seoi1 zai2 lok6 jyun4 shuai1 zai3 le4 yuan2 = South Park - TV show

滴滴仔 dik6 dik6 zai2 = a way of playing table tennis 粵

打靶仔 daa2 baa2 zai2 = a term of abuse for a useless kid 粵

乖仔 gwaai1 zai2 = a good/well-behaved/quiet boy

香港仔隧道 hoeng1 gong2 zai2 seoi6 dou6 = Aberdeen Tunnel

金龜仔 gam1 gwai1 zai2 jin1 gui1 zi3 = ladybird, ladybug (lit., "little golden turtle")

崩仔 bang1 zai2 = a punk

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

K仔 kei1 zai2 = ketamine

散仔 saan2 zai2 = a temporary worker; a low-level member (of a gang or organization) 粵

西洋仔 sai1 joeng4 zai2 = [n] a Portuguese man; a foreigner

蛇仔 se4 zai2 = [n] an apprentice in a garage; a small snake

拖手仔 to1 sau2 zai2 = to be in love, to be in a relationship 粵

石鼓仔 sek6 gu2 zai2 = candlenut 粵

友仔 jau5*2 zai2 = [n] an informal way of referring to someone 粵

嗰條友仔 go2 tiu4 jau5*2 zai2 = [n] an informal way of referring to someone ("that guy") 粵

紙札公仔 zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2 = [n] a papier mache servant (in funerals) 粵

桔仔 gat1 zai2 = tangerine 粵

丸仔 jyun4*2 zai2 = pills (illicit drugs) 粵

養仔 joeng5 zai2 = [n] adopted child; foster son 粵

養仔女 joeng5 zai2 neoi5*2 = [v] to bring up or bear one's children 粵

仔大仔世界 zai2 daai6 zai2 sai3 gaai3 = children who are grown up should make their own decisions 粵

仔肩 zi2 gin1 zi1 jian1 = responsiblity, bear responsibility

竹升仔 zuk1 sing1 zai2 = young overseas-born Chinese 粵

氹仔島 tam5 zai2 dou2 dang4 zai3 dao3 = Taipa Island, Macau

蚵仔 ho4 zai2 he2 zai3 = oyster

蚵仔煎 ho4 zai2 zin1 = oyster omelettes

老鼠仔 lou5 syu2 zai2 = biceps; (placename) Lo Shu Chai 粵

夾仔 gip6*2 zai2 = a clip (as a loanword, referring to things like paperclips) 粵

香蕉仔 hoeng1 ziu1 zai2 = overseas born Chinese youngsters 粵

畫公仔畫出腸 waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2 = too explicit in description, "too much information" 粵

紅簿仔 hung4 bou6*2 zai2 hong2 bu4 zai3 = a bankbook；passbook (usually of a savings account and typically red in colour) 粵

啞仔 aa2 zai2 = a mute boy or son

鴨仔 aap3 zai2 = a duckling; a junior waiter or waitress

白菜仔 baak6 coi3 zai2 = small pakchoi 粵

煲仔 bou1 zai2 = a small claypot for cooking; clay pot style 粵

杯仔麵 bui1 zai2 min6 = cup noodles

撐艇仔 caang1 teng5 zai2 cheng1 ting3 zi3 = a person who poles a boat; Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)

插燒仔 caap3 siu1 zai2 = bastard child

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

綢仔 cau4*2 zai2 = pongee; thin silk

車房仔 ce1 fong4 zai2 = a garage attendant

青頭仔 ceng1 tau4 zai2 = a male virgin 粵

打仔 daa2 zai2 = a bodyguard; a bouncer; a tough guy

打仔明星 daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1 = an action star in the movies

打仗仔 daa2 zoeng3 zai2 = children playing mock combat

大姐仔 daai6 ze2 zai2 = a little girl

單眼仔 daan1 ngaan5 zai2 = a person blind in one eye; a one-eyed person (Cyclops)

單身寡仔 daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2 = a bachelor

𧿒地仔 dam6 dei6 zai2 = a policeman walking on the beat (lit., "trample earth boy")

花𡃁仔 faa1 leng1 zai2 = an idle young man 粵

番鬼仔 faan1 gwai2 zai2 = younger westerners 粵

番書仔 faan1 syu1 zai2 = students attending college (middle school in Hong Kong) where medium of instruction is English 粵

乖乖仔 gwaai1 gwaai1 zai2 = cute, darling boy; son

人仔細細 jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3 = small (of a person's age); year of small historical relevance

二奶仔 ji6 naai5*1 zai2 = bastard child (lit., "concubine's son") 粵

二五仔 ji6 ng5 zai2 er4 wu3 zai3 = insurgent; rebel; traitor; renegade; snitch (ref. expelled Shaolin monk 馬寧whose rank= 2+5=7) 粵

𡃁仔 leng1 zai2 = kid; young fellow; greenhorn 粵

侍仔 si6 zai2 = attendant at the dining room or inn; bellhop

佗仔 to4 zai2 = to be pregnant, to have conceived

仔孫 zai2 syun1 = offspring, posterity 粵

侄仔 zat6 zai2 = nephew

飛仔飛女 fei1 zai2 fei1 neoi5*2 = vagrant, vagabond; rogue; hoodlum; hooligan; gangster 粵

孖仔 maa1 zai2 = twins (boy) 粵

鬼仔戲 gwai2 zai2 hei3 = a puppet show

鬼頭仔 gwai2 tau4 zai2 = a (police) informant; a mole; a traitor 粵

寡仔 gwaa2 zai2 = a young bachelor

蠱惑仔 gu2 waak6 zai2 = a cunning person; a street criminal 粵

姑爺仔 gu1 je4 zai2 = a pimp

閣仔 gok3 zai2 = attic; loft 粵

哥仔 go1 zai2 = fellow; lad; youngster

歌仔 go1 zai2 = a song (歌曲)

雞仔蛋 gai1 zai2 daan6*2 = a half-hatched chicken

雞仔餅 gai1 zai2 beng2 = chicken cookie; a station sergeant with the police

曱甴仔 gaat6 zaat6/6*2 zai2 = a car with three wheels 粵

奸仔 gaan1 zai2 = a mean or wicked person

㗎仔 gaa4 zai2 = a young Japanese man or boy 粵

家爺仔乸 gaa1 je4 zai2 naa2 = of the same family; of one family; a household 粵

蘿蔔仔 lo4 baak6 zai2 = French radish; [粵]: frostbite

花鮫仔 faa1 gaau1 zai2 = chub mackerel

溝仔 kau1 zai2 = to pick up guys 粵

三行仔 saam1 hong4 zai2 = sb in the construction business (similar to 三行, but referring to concrete, wood, and paint) 粵

兩仔乸 loeng5 zai2 naa2 = mother and child 粵

兩仔爺 loeng5 zai2 je4 = fathers and sons 粵

出貓仔 ceot1 maau1 zai2 = student who cheats on an exam; a person who is a cheat (in general) 粵

口臭仔 hau2 cau3 zai2 = sb who has a habit of causing trouble with what he says 粵

姨仔 ji4*1 zai2 = wife's younger sister; sister-in-law 粵

學師仔 hok6 si1 zai2 = an apprentice 粵

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

戲仔 hei3 zai2 = actor; actress 粵

油脂仔 jau4 zi1 zai2 = young hooligans (male) 粵

竄仔 cyun2 zai2 = a young male hooligan 粵

荷包仔 ho4 baau1 zai2 = a pickpocket 粵

馬騮仔 maa5 lau4*1 zai2 = a young monkey; a naughty child 粵

咬耳仔 au5 ji5 zai2 = secret talk 粵

追女仔 zeoi1 neoi5 zai2 = to pick up girls 粵

孱仔強 saan4 zai2 koeng4 = frail ; easily fall sick 粵

蛋糕仔 daan6*2 gou1 zai2 = cupcake 粵

鄉下仔 hoeng1 haa6*2 zai2 xiang1 xia4 zai3 = country boy

豬仔包 zyu1 zai2 baau1 zhu1 zai3 bao1 = a kind of small bread

低B仔 dai1 bi1 zai2 = retarded boy 粵

櫈仔 dang3 zai2 = a stool; a small chair 粵

山豬仔 saan1 zyu1 zai2 = baby wild boar 粵

寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻 ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 = prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife

驢仔 leoi4 zai2 = an ass foal

氹仔 tam5 zai2 = Taipa, the smaller of the two islands of Macau

分餅仔 fan1 beng2 zai2 = to prearrange the bids at an auction or during tender (lit., "divide small cake") 粵

趕鴨仔 gon2 aap3 zai2 = to rush a group of tourists along for a cursory look at everything 粵

豬仔錢罌 zyu1 zai2 cin4 aang1 = a piggy bank 粵

忤逆仔 ng5 jik6 zai2 = unfilial son 粵

海越仔 hoi2 jyut6 zai2 = boat dwellers 粵

麻甩仔 maa4 lat1 zai2 = pervert; man who harasses women 粵

缽仔糕 but3 zai2 gou1 = steamed rice cupcake 粵

妹仔大過主人婆 mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4 = to have one's priorities wrong 粵

型仔 jing4 zai2 = stylishly handsome man 粵

臊蝦仔 sou1 haa1 zai2 = a baby, a young infant 粵

劍仔 gim3 zai2 = dagger, stiletto 粵

計仔 gai3*2 zai2 = strategy, scheme 粵

勼仔 kau1 zai2 = to pick up guys 粵

碟仔 dip6 zai2 = small dish; plate 國

執仔 zap1 zai2 = to deliver a baby; to be a midwife 粵

執仔婆 zap1 zai2 po4*2 = a midwife 粵

獨仔 duk6 zai2 du2 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

煲仔類 bou1 zai2 leoi6 = clay pot style 粵

畫公仔唔使畫出腸 waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2 = there is no need for any information; fully understand without thinking 粵

孭仔 me1 zai2 = to carry a baby 粵

車仔麵 ce1 zai2 min6 = cart noodles 粵

麥仔茶 mak6 zai2 caa4 = barley tea; barley drink

哨牙仔 saau3 ngaa4 zai2 = go-ahead tooth boy; rabbit tooth boy 粵

令仔 ling6*3 zai2 = handsome boy; good-looking man 粵

手作仔 sau2 zok3 zai2 = a craftsman 粵

毛公仔 mou4 gung1 zai2 = a wool toy; a plush stuffed toy; a fluffy toy 粵

姐姐仔 ze2*4 ze2*1 zai2 = a little girl; a maiden 粵

賣豬仔 maai6 zyu1 zai2 = to betray; to play a trick on 粵

啤啤仔 bi1*4 bi1 zai2 = a small child 粵

老婆仔 lou5 po4 zai2 = a steady girlfriend 粵

老公仔 lou5 gung1 zai2 = a steady boyfriend 粵

雞春咁密都會哺出仔 gai1 ceon1 gam3 mat6 dou1 wui5 bou6 ceot1 zai2 = secret divulged 粵

漚仔 au3 zai2 = wants to vomit; shows signs of morning sickness 粵

漚仔婆 au3 zai2 po4*2 = a pregnant woman showing signs of morning sickness (retching) 粵

喇叭仔 laa3 baa1 zai2 = a bugle; small speakers such as a tweeter 粵

壽仔 sau6 zai2 = an idiot 粵

扯綫公仔 ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 = a string puppet 粵

婆仔髻 po4 zai2 gai3 = an old woman's topknot 粵

梭仔 so1 zai2 = a shuttle 粵

紙紮公仔 zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2 = a paper doll; a pinata 粵

姑仔 gu1 zai2 = sister-in-law 粵

珠仔豆 zyu1 zau2 dau6*2 = asparagus beans 粵

豬仔客 zyu1 zau2 haak3 = trafficking in overseas Chinese laborers 粵

債仔 zaai3 zai2 = debtors; indebted people 粵

芥菜仔 gaai3 coi3 zai2 = small mustard greens 粵

泥公仔 nai4 gung1 zai2 = a clay figurine 粵

仔乸 zai2 naa2 = mother and son 粵

仔爺 zai2 je4 = father and son 粵

仔細女嫩 zai2 sai3 neoi5*2 nyun6 = young children 粵

矮凳仔 ai2 dang3 zai2 = a small stool; a low stool 粵

琵琶仔 pei4 paa4 zai2 = a singing underaged prostitute

死仔乾 sei2 zai2 gon1 = (abusive term for) a bad boy 粵

妹仔丁 mui6*1 zai2 deng1 = a young maid 粵

會仔 wui6*2 zai2 = a member of a chit fund 粵

炮仔 paau3 zai2 = firecrackers 粵

板仔褲 baan2 zai2 fu3 ban3 zai3 ku4 = Hip Hop or skateboard trousers/pants

人仔 jan4 zai2 = Renminbi 粵

火爐仔 fo2 lou4 zai2 = a small, warm, cuddly child (lit., "little stove") 粵

牛仔褸 ngau4 zai2 lau1 = denim jacket

煮飯仔 zyu2 faan6 zai2 = a clay pot; toy cooking utensils 粵

湊仔婆 cau3 zai2 po4*2 = an old nanny 粵

賓州仔 ban1 zau1 zai2 = a small antenna (for a mobile phone) 粵

牛仔競技 ngau4 zai2 ging6 gei6 niu2 zai3 jing4 ji4 = a rodeo (lit., "cowboy competition")

豬仔錢罐 zyu1 zai2 cin4*2 gun3 zhu1 zai3 qian2 guan4 = piggy bank, money box

肥仔水 fei4 zai2 seoi2 = gripe water 粵

白鼻仔 baak6 bei6 zai2 = a loafer, a vagrant 粵

砵仔糕 but3 zai2 gou1 = Put chai ko 粵

官仔骨骨 gun1 zai2 gwat1 gwat1 = dress handsomely and suavely 粵

發仔寒 faat3 zai2 hon4 fa1 zai3 han2 = intensely long for a son, really want to have a son 粵

刀仔鋸大樹 dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6 dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4 = utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit 粵

辣椒仔 laat6 ziu1 zai2 la4 jiao1 zai3 = Tabasco sauce brand

牙呀仔 ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2 = baby, infant 粵

耳仔邊 ji5 zai2 bin1 er3 zi3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 170 (mound) (阝[left]); Kangxi radical 163 (town) (阝[right]) 粵

通波仔 tung1 bo1 zai2 tong1 bo1 zai3 = angioplasty

檔口仔 dong3 hau2 zai2 = a small stall / booth 粵

豬仔餅 zyu1 zai2 beng2 = pig or fish shaped mooncakes 粵

眼仔 ngaan5 zai2 = webcam 粵

泊車仔 paak3 ce1 zai2 = valet boy, parking man 粵

搵餐晏仔 wan2 caan1 aan3 zai2 wen4 can1 yan4 zai3 = to make a living; to earn one's keep; to maintain one's livelihood 粵

啞仔申冤，無話可說 aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 ya3 zai3 shen1 yuan1, wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself 粵

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出 aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si6*2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1 ya3 zai3 yin3 sha1 shi4, you3 qi4 jiang3 wu2 chu1 = to be unable to express one's anger 粵

擔仔麵 daam3 zai2 min6 dan3 zai3 mian4 = Dan-Zai noodles, danzi noodles

孖公仔 maa1 gung1 zai2 ma1 gong1 zai3 = said of two people who get along so well that they are pratically inseparable 粵

僆仔 leng1 zai2 = a boy; a young fellow 粵

四仔主義 sei3 zai2 zyu2 ji6 = ideology of the little-four 粵

眼仔睩睩 ngaan5 zai2 luk1 luk1 = (said of babies) having cute big eyes, cute 粵

棯仔 nim1 zai2 = Rose Myrtle 粵

肥仔米 fei4 zai2 mai5 = japonica rice 粵

肥仔嘜 fei4 zai2 mak1 = an overweight child 粵

肥仔丸 fei4 zai2 jyun4*2 = steroids 粵

棍仔糖 gwan3 zai2 tong4*2 gun4 zai3 tang2 = lollipop; sucker [國] 棒棒糖粵

吹波仔 ceoi1 bo1 zai2 chui1 bo1 zai3 = to breathe into an alcohol breathalyzer; to be tested for blood alcohol content 粵

飛紙仔 fei1 zi2 zai2 fei1 zhi3 zai3 = of a script-writer to change the script or write a script on the spot while filming a movie 粵

牛仔骨 ngau4 zai2 gwat1 = veal rib

煲仔飯 bou1 zai2 faan6 bao1 zai3 fan4 = clay pot rice

打格仔 daa2 gaak3 zai2 = pixelization, mosaic 粵

格仔餅 gaak3 zai2 beng2 ge2 zai3 bing3 = waffles 粵

狗仔鴨 gau2 zai2 aap3 gou3 zi1 ya1 = braised duck

簿仔 bou6*2 zai2 bu4 zai3 = passbook; bankbook 粵

踎格仔 mau1 gaak3 zai2 mou2 ge2 zai3 = be in prision 粵

盅仔飯 zung1 zai2 faan6 zhong1 zai3 fan4 = Steamed rice in a cup with Chinese sausage, eggs and vegetables etc. 粵

花仔 faa1 zai2 = pageboy 粵

K-仔 K-zai2 = ketamine

擦鞋仔 caat3 haai4 zai2 = sycophant 粵

日本仔 jat6 bun2 zai2 ri4 ben3 zai3 = Japanese person (derogatory)

張保仔洞 zoeng1 bou2 zai2 dung6 = Cheung Po Tsai Cave

何B仔 ho4 bi1 zai2 = the penis

灣仔峽 waan1 zai2 haap6 wan1 zai3 xia2 = Wan Chai Gap

MK仔 MK-zai2 = Mong Kok guys (young people who embrace MK counterculture) 粵

雀仔街 zoek3 zai2 gaai1 = Bird Street (actual name 康樂街)

雞仔媒人 gai1 zai2 mui4 jan4*2 = busybody 粵

灣仔碼頭 waan1 zai2 maa5 tau4 wan1 zai3 ma3 tou5 = Wan Chai Pier

西貢煲仔飯 sai1 gung3 bou1 zai2 faan6 = Saigon special clay pot

油瓶仔 jau4 peng4*2 zai2 = stepson 粵

熊仔餅 hung4 zai2 beng2 = Koala's March, a Japanese cookie snack with fillings

阿六切仔麵 aa3 luk6 cit3 zai2 min6 = ah-liu noodles

芋仔 wu6 zai2 = "taros", post WWII immigrants to Taiwan

鐵木真打仔 tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2 = sweat profusely 粵

啦啦仔 laa1 laa1 zai2 = another term for Ah Beng

蚵仔麵線 ho4 zai2 min6 sin3 he2 zai3 mian4 xian4 = oyster vermicelli

晴天公仔 cing4 tin1 gung1 zai2 qing2 tian1 gong1 zai3 = sunny doll, sunny-day doll 粵

公仔箱 gung1 zai2 soeng1 = a television / TV set 粵

好仔唔當差 hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1 = a good kid doesn't join the police 粵

艇仔粥 teng5 zai2 zuk1 = sampan rice porridge 粵

B仔涼粉 B zai2 loeng4 fan2 = B-Chai Herbal Jelly

屋村仔 uk1 cyun1 zai2 = Estate Boy

迪克牛仔 dik6 hak1 ngau4 zai2 di2 ke4 niu2 zi3 = Dick Cowboy

Showing all 38 examples containing 仔

嗰個女仔好可愛。粵
That girl is so cute.

我一點喺灣仔食晏。粵
I have lunch in Wanchai at 1:00 p.m.
["People + time + place + action" is one of the most common sentence patterns in Cantonese.]

我今日好黑仔啊！粵
I'm so unlucky today!

你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵
Is your son studying in university?

我地七點喺七仔等啦。粵
We meet (outside) at Seven-Eleven shop at 7:00.

細路仔好興奮！粵
The children are getting excited!

肥仔要做多啲運動減肥。粵
Fat guys have to do more exercise to lose weight.

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can get to know a lot of classmates.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131529,131533#msg-131533]

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

個男仔挖起棵樹樁粵
The boy digs up a tree stump.
[Lit. [counter] man-child dig up [counter] tree-stump]

噴泉側邊有一隻好靚嘅白色狗仔粵
There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain.
[Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child]

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]

你不愧係爸爸嘅仔粵
You should be proud to be your father's son.
[lit. you no shame be father [possessive particle] boy]

不愧係爸爸嘅仔粵
You're worthy of being your father's son.
[Lit. worthy be father [possessive particle] boy]

我好憎湊細蚊仔粵 ?!
I hate looking after brats.
[Lit. I very hate look-after little-mosquitoes.]

啲細路仔匿埋喺張枱下便粵
The kids are hiding under the table.
[Lit. the kids hide at [counter] table underneath.]

你知嘛﹐林仔係特登嚟睇你㗎。粵
Young Lam has come especially to see you, you know.
[係...㗎 (or 嘅) is used to emphasize a fact.]

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.]

我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]

陳仔唔介意等多陣。粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer.
[The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]

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!

佢咁醜，梗係追唔到女仔啦! 粵
He's so ugly, of course he can't get a girl(friend)!

佢個孻仔係佢嘅金叵羅嚟架。粵
His youngest son is his most precious.

個仔成日去賭錢，做亞媽嘅都好激氣粵
As a mother, she is very upset with her son gambling.

呢隻古仔好㜺鬼粵
This story is really interesting.

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

個肥仔出力噉𨅝住部三輪車粵
The fat guy is pedalling furiously on his tricycle.

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.

個衰仔識埋成班豬朋狗友！粵
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.

條友仔掗掗拃拃噉，真係好鬼麻煩！粵
That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。 ?!
DELETE: There are several birds on the tree.

你個仔咁高喎! 粵
Your son is quite tall!
[When pronounced in tone 4, 喎 shows that the speaker is quite surprised. ]

陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]

我食公仔麵食到厭。粵
I'm fed up with the eating of instant noodles.
[Very often, the same verb (食) has to be used twice when there are both an object (公仔麵) and an extent particle (到) in a sentence. ]

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