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  zai2 zi2   jyutping
  zai3 zi1   pinyin
[] zai2 - Cantonese only | []
[1] [n] son; child; kid; boy
[2] [suffix] person; small animal, fowl or object

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

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

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

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detail  gung1 zai2   = a doll
detail  neoi5 zai2   = girl
detail  naam4 zai2   = boy
detail  fei4 zai2  fei2 zai3 = fatty, fatso (male)
detail  ji5 zai2  er3 zai3 = ear
detail  saang1 zai2   = give birth
detail  ngan4*2 zai2   = coins; small money
detail  gung1 zai2 min6   = instant noodles
detail  gu2 zai2   = story
detail  sei3 ngaan5 zai2   = four-eyes
detail  sou1 haa1 zai2   = child
detail  syu4 zai2   = potato
detail  syun1 zai2   = grandson
detail  zai2 neoi5*2   = sons and daughters; children
detail  ce1 zai2   = rickshaw
detail  hau6 saang1 zai2   = young boy; young person
detail  zoek3 zai2   = bird; (mahjong) one of sticks/bamboo [alternate]
detail  gong2 gu2 zai2   = to tell a story / stories
detail  gau2 zai2   = puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun
detail  jin1 zai2   = cigarette
detail  zi2 sai3  zi3 xi4 = careful; carefully; attentive; cautious
detail  haak1 zai2   = unlucky
detail 𥄫  gap6 zai2   = peeping/watching guys
detail  tou3 zai2  tu4 zai3 = rabbit; hare; bunny
detail  san1 zai2   = newcomer
detail  maau1 zai2   = a kitten
detail  gung1 zai2 syu1   = comic book; picture story-book
detail  cat1 zai2   = 7-Eleven
detail  ceoi4 zai2   = hammer
detail  cau3 zai2   = to take care of a child (common formation)
detail  cing1 nin4 zai2   = a young man
detail  sek6 zai2   = gravel; small stones
detail  baan2 zai2  ban3 zai3 = skateboarder, surfboarder
detail  ngau4 zai2 mou6*2  niu2 zai3 mao4 = cowboy hat
detail  baak6 jat6 zai2   = moth
detail  pou3 tau4*2 zai2   = small shop, mini shop
detail  go1*4 go1 zai2   = young waiter (as an address)
detail  hong6 zai2   = alley (slang)
detail  kau5 zai2   = wife's younger brother
detail  so4 zai2 seoi2  sha3 zai3 shui3 = alcohol
detail  bi1 zai2  bi1 zai3 = baby boy
detail B  bi1 zai2  bi1 zai3 = baby boy
detail  mou4 mou4*1/4*2 gung1 zai2   = a wool toy; a plush stuffed toy; a fluffy toy
detail  sei3 zai2  si4 zai3 = pornographic video / film; heroin
detail E-  E-zai2   = MDMA
detail  gau2 zai2 sik1  gou3 zai3 shi4 = dog paddle; doggy style
detail  ngau4 zai2 fu3  niu2 zai3 ku4 = jeans, blue jeans
detail  gong1 jyu4 zai2   = anchovy
detail  haak3 zai2  ke4 zai3 = customer; client
detail  sing2 muk6 zai2  xing3 mu4 zai3 = clever child (male)
detail  gwai2 zai2   = a Caucasian boy
detail  ngau4 zai2  niu2 zai3 = cowboy; calf
detail  leng3/3*1 zai2  liang4 zai3 = good-looking boy; lad
detail  gu2 waak6 zai2   = gangster; criminal
detail  sai3 man1 zai2   = children; child
detail  sai3 lou6 zai2   = child; boy
detail  faan2 gwat1 zai1   = traitor; ungrateful person
detail  gau2 zai2 deoi6*2   = paparazzi; a surveillance unit
detail  baai6 gaa1 zai2   = prodigal son
detail  gai1 daan6 zai2  ji1 dan4 zai3 = eggettes
detail  waan1 zai2  wan1 zai3 = Wan Chai (MTR station)
detail  teng5 zai2  ting3 zai3 = small boat; sampan
detail  ji5 zai2 jyun5  er3 zai3 ruan3 = suggestible
detail  ngau4 zai2 bou3  niu2 zai3 bu4 = denim
detail  daai6 zai2   = eldest son
detail  dou1 zai2   = knife
detail  kai3 zai2   = adopted son
detail  sau2 gan1 zai2   = handkerchief
detail  lei5 zai2   = plum; damson
detail  gaak3 zai2   = checker pattern; mosaic video censoring pattern
detail  ci4 zai2   = Japanese scaled sardine
detail  hap6 zai2 faan6   = lunch box
detail  mai5 zai2 laan4   = Chinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata)
detail  coeng4*2 zai2   = a small sausage
detail 綿  min4 joeng4*2 zai2   = scooter (e.g., a Vespa)
detail VAN  wan1 zai2   = a van; a minibus
detail  wan1 zai2   = van
detail  hoeng1 gong2 zai2  xiang1 gang3 zai3 = Aberdeen, Hong Kong
detail  zyu1 zai2   = a porkling; a piglet
detail  sai3 gaai3 zai2   = man of the world; a skilled, suave young man
detail  zai2*4 zai2*1   = boy
detail  bou3 gung1 zai2   = moppet
detail  so4 zai2   = a fool; an idiot; a mental patient
detail  lek1 zai2   = shrewd operator, a smart guy; used to criticize someone like "smart alec!"
detail  laan6 zai2   = thug, villain, bully, goon
detail  gai1 zai2   = chick
detail  dou2 zai2   = gambler
detail  caak6 zai2   = a burglar, a thief
detail  ai2 zai2   = a dwarf; a short person
detail  kwan4 goek3 zai2   = mother's boy
detail  aa3 zai2   = boy
detail  mui4 mui4*1 zai2   = girl, Miss
detail  mui6*1 zai2  mei4 zai3 = a girl; a slave servant girl
detail  naam4 zai2 tau4   = tomboy
detail  ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2   = marionette
detail  je5 zai2   = "wild" boy; illegitimate child (derog.)
detail  maa5 zai2  ma3 zai3 = foal; a gang member, a henchman; Sachima
detail  ngaai4 leoi4 zai2   = hard-work; work like a slave; laboring for a living
detail  seoi1 zai2   = a bad kid
detail  fei1 zai2   = a juvenile delinquent (male), a rogue, a hooligan
detail  sik1 zai2  tou2 zi3 = dice
detail  gai1 baau1 zai2   = a small breasted girl/woman; flat chested (lit., "small chicken buns")
detail  paai4 gwat1 zai2   = a skinny weakling
detail BB  bi1*4 bi1 zai2   = a baby boy
detail  bong1 baan6*2 zai2   = a probational inspector
detail  daa2 gung1 zai2   = working-class people; a junior employee
detail  bou3 zi2 zai2   = a newsboy
detail  zik1 jyun4 zai2   = junior staff
detail  fo2 gei3 zai2   = a junior employee
detail  waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5   = Wanchai Market
detail  ji1 sang1 zai2   = (medical doctor) intern
detail  uk1 zai2   = a cottage
detail  zai2 cuk1  zi3 chu4 = newborn animal
detail  seoi1 zai2 lok6 jyun4  shuai1 zai3 le4 yuan2 = South Park - TV show
detail  dik6 dik6 zai2   = a way of playing table tennis
detail  daa2 baa2 zai2   = a term of abuse for a useless kid
detail  gwaai1 zai2   = a good/well-behaved/quiet boy
detail  hoeng1 gong2 zai2 seoi6 dou6   = Aberdeen Tunnel
detail  gam1 gwai1 zai2  jin1 gui1 zi3 = ladybird, ladybug (lit., "little golden turtle")
detail  bang1 zai2   = a punk
detail  duk6 saang1 zai2  du2 sheng1 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)
detail K  kei1 zai2   = ketamine
detail  saan2 zai2   = a temporary worker; a low-level member (of a gang or organization)
detail 西  sai1 joeng4 zai2   = [n] a Portuguese man; a foreigner
detail  se4 zai2   = [n] an apprentice in a garage; a small snake
detail  to1 sau2 zai2   = to be in love, to be in a relationship
detail  sek6 gu2 zai2   = candlenut
detail  jau5*2 zai2   = [n] an informal way of referring to someone
detail  go2 tiu4 jau5*2 zai2   = [n] an informal way of referring to someone ("that guy")
detail  zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2   = [n] a papier mache servant (in funerals)
detail  gat1 zai2   = tangerine
detail  jyun4*2 zai2   = pills (illicit drugs)
detail  joeng5 zai2   = [n] adopted child; foster son
detail  joeng5 zai2 neoi5*2   = [v] to bring up or bear one's children
detail  zai2 daai6 zai2 sai3 gaai3   = children who are grown up should make their own decisions
detail  zi2 gin1  zi1 jian1 = responsiblity, bear responsibility
detail  zuk1 sing1 zai2   = young overseas-born Chinese
detail  tam5 zai2 dou2  dang4 zai3 dao3 = Taipa Island, Macau
detail  ho4 zai2  he2 zai3 = oyster
detail  ho4 zai2 zin1   = oyster omelettes
detail  lou5 syu2 zai2   = biceps; (placename) Lo Shu Chai
detail  gip6*2 zai2   = a clip (as a loanword, referring to things like paperclips)
detail  hoeng1 ziu1 zai2   = overseas born Chinese youngsters
detail  waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2   = too explicit in description, "too much information"
detail 簿  hung4 bou6*2 zai2  hong2 bu4 zai3 = a bankbook;passbook (usually of a savings account and typically red in colour)
detail  aa2 zai2   = a mute boy or son
detail  aap3 zai2   = a duckling; a junior waiter or waitress
detail  baak6 coi3 zai2   = small pakchoi
detail  bou1 zai2   = a small claypot for cooking; clay pot style
detail  bui1 zai2 min6   = cup noodles
detail  caang1 teng5 zai2  cheng1 ting3 zi3 = a person who poles a boat; Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)
detail  caap3 siu1 zai2   = bastard child
detail  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
detail  cau4*2 zai2   = pongee; thin silk
detail  ce1 fong4 zai2   = a garage attendant
detail  ceng1 tau4 zai2   = a male virgin
detail  daa2 zai2   = a bodyguard; a bouncer; a tough guy
detail  daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1   = an action star in the movies
detail  daa2 zoeng3 zai2   = children playing mock combat
detail  daai6 ze2 zai2   = a little girl
detail  daan1 ngaan5 zai2   = a person blind in one eye; a one-eyed person (Cyclops)
detail  daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2   = a bachelor
detail 𧿒  dam6 dei6 zai2   = a policeman walking on the beat (lit., "trample earth boy")
detail 𡃁  faa1 leng1 zai2   = an idle young man
detail  faan1 gwai2 zai2   = younger westerners
detail  faan1 syu1 zai2   = students attending college (middle school in Hong Kong) where medium of instruction is English
detail  gwaai1 gwaai1 zai2   = cute, darling boy; son
detail  jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3   = small (of a person's age); year of small historical relevance
detail  ji6 naai5*1 zai2   = bastard child (lit., "concubine's son")
detail  ji6 ng5 zai2  er4 wu3 zai3 = insurgent; rebel; traitor; renegade; snitch (ref. expelled Shaolin monk 馬寧whose rank= 2+5=7)
detail 𡃁  leng1 zai2   = kid; young fellow; greenhorn
detail  si6 zai2   = attendant at the dining room or inn; bellhop
detail  to4 zai2   = to be pregnant, to have conceived
detail  zai2 syun1   = offspring, posterity
detail  zat6 zai2   = nephew
detail  fei1 zai2 fei1 neoi5*2   = vagrant, vagabond; rogue; hoodlum; hooligan; gangster
detail  maa1 zai2   = twins (boy)
detail  gwai2 zai2 hei3   = a puppet show
detail  gwai2 tau4 zai2   = a (police) informant; a mole; a traitor
detail  gwaa2 zai2   = a young bachelor
detail  gu2 waak6 zai2   = a cunning person; a street criminal
detail  gu1 je4 zai2   = a pimp
detail  gok3 zai2   = attic; loft
detail  go1 zai2   = fellow; lad; youngster
detail  go1 zai2   = a song (歌曲)
detail  gai1 zai2 daan6*2   = a half-hatched chicken
detail  gai1 zai2 beng2   = chicken cookie; a station sergeant with the police
detail  gaat6 zaat6/6*2 zai2   = a car with three wheels
detail  gaan1 zai2   = a mean or wicked person
detail  gaa4 zai2   = a young Japanese man or boy
detail  gaa1 je4 zai2 naa2   = of the same family; of one family; a household
detail  lo4 baak6 zai2   = French radish; [粵]: frostbite
detail  faa1 gaau1 zai2   = chub mackerel
detail  min6 fan2 gung1 zai2   = dough doll (common formation)
detail  kau1 zai2   = to pick up guys
detail  saam1 hong4 zai2   = sb in the construction business (similar to 三行, but referring to concrete, wood, and paint)
detail  loeng5 zai2 naa2   = mother and child
detail  loeng5 zai2 je4   = fathers and sons
detail  ceot1 maau1 zai2   = student who cheats on an exam; a person who is a cheat (in general)
detail  hau2 cau3 zai2   = sb who has a habit of causing trouble with what he says
detail  ji4*1 zai2   = wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
detail  hok6 si1 zai2   = an apprentice
detail  hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi5*2   = youngsters (male and female)
detail  hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2   = a youngster
detail  hei3 zai2   = actor; actress
detail  jau4 zi1 zai2   = young hooligans (male)
detail  cyun2 zai2   = a young male hooligan
detail  ho4 baau1 zai2   = a pickpocket
detail  maa5 lau4*1 zai2   = a young monkey; a naughty child
detail  au5 ji5 zai2   = secret talk
detail  zeoi1 neoi5 zai2   = to pick up girls
detail  saan4 zai2 koeng4   = frail ; easily fall sick
detail  daan6*2 gou1 zai2   = cupcake
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 zai2  xiang1 xia4 zai3 = country boy
detail  zyu1 zai2 baau1  zhu1 zai3 bao1 = a kind of small bread
detail B  dai1 bi1 zai2   = retarded boy
detail  dang3 zai2   = a stool; a small chair
detail  saan1 zyu1 zai2   = baby wild boar
detail  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
detail  leoi4 zai2   = an ass foal
detail  tam5 zai2   = Taipa, the smaller of the two islands of Macau
detail  fan1 beng2 zai2   = to prearrange the bids at an auction or during tender (lit., "divide small cake")
detail  gon2 aap3 zai2   = to rush a group of tourists along for a cursory look at everything
detail  zyu1 zai2 cin4 aang1   = a piggy bank
detail  ng5 jik6 zai2   = unfilial son
detail  hoi2 jyut6 zai2   = boat dwellers
detail  maa4 lat1 zai2   = pervert; man who harasses women
detail  but3 zai2 gou1   = steamed rice cupcake
detail  mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4   = to have one's priorities wrong
detail  jing4 zai2   = stylishly handsome man
detail  sou1 haa1 zai2   = a baby, a young infant
detail  gim3 zai2   = dagger, stiletto
detail  gai3*2 zai2   = strategy, scheme
detail  kau1 zai2   = to pick up guys
detail  dip6 zai2   = small dish; plate
detail  zap1 zai2   = to deliver a baby; to be a midwife
detail  zap1 zai2 po4*2   = a midwife
detail  duk6 zai2  du2 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)
detail  bou1 zai2 leoi6   = clay pot style
detail 使  waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2   = there is no need for any information; fully understand without thinking
detail  me1 zai2   = to carry a baby
detail  ce1 zai2 min6   = cart noodles
detail  mak6 zai2 caa4   = barley tea; barley drink
detail  saau3 ngaa4 zai2   = go-ahead tooth boy; rabbit tooth boy
detail  ling6*3 zai2   = handsome boy; good-looking man
detail  sau2 zok3 zai2   = a craftsman
detail  mou4 gung1 zai2   = a wool toy; a plush stuffed toy; a fluffy toy
detail  ze2*4 ze2*1 zai2   = a little girl; a maiden
detail  maai6 zyu1 zai2   = to betray; to play a trick on
detail  bi1*4 bi1 zai2   = a small child
detail  lou5 po4 zai2   = a steady girlfriend
detail  lou5 gung1 zai2   = a steady boyfriend
detail  gai1 ceon1 gam3 mat6 dou1 wui5 bou6 ceot1 zai2   = secret divulged
detail  au3 zai2   = wants to vomit; shows signs of morning sickness
detail  au3 zai2 po4*2   = a pregnant woman showing signs of morning sickness (retching)
detail  laa3 baa1 zai2   = a bugle; small speakers such as a tweeter
detail  sau6 zai2   = an idiot
detail  ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2   = a string puppet
detail  po4 zai2 gai3   = an old woman's topknot
detail  so1 zai2   = a shuttle
detail  zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2   = a paper doll; a pinata
detail  gu1 zai2   = sister-in-law
detail  zyu1 zau2 dau6*2   = asparagus beans
detail  zyu1 zau2 haak3   = trafficking in overseas Chinese laborers
detail  zaai3 zai2   = debtors; indebted people
detail  gaai3 coi3 zai2   = small mustard greens
detail  nai4 gung1 zai2   = a clay figurine
detail  zai2 naa2   = mother and son
detail  zai2 je4   = father and son
detail  zai2 sai3 neoi5*2 nyun6   = young children
detail  ai2 dang3 zai2   = a small stool; a low stool
detail  pei4 paa4 zai2   = a singing underaged prostitute
detail  sei2 zai2 gon1   = (abusive term for) a bad boy
detail  mui6*1 zai2 deng1   = a young maid
detail  wui6*2 zai2   = a member of a chit fund
detail  paau3 zai2   = firecrackers
detail  baan2 zai2 fu3  ban3 zai3 ku4 = Hip Hop or skateboard trousers/pants
detail  jan4 zai2   = Renminbi
detail  fo2 lou4 zai2   = a small, warm, cuddly child (lit., "little stove")
detail  ngau4 zai2 lau1   = denim jacket
detail  zyu2 faan6 zai2   = a clay pot; toy cooking utensils
detail  cau3 zai2 po4*2   = an old nanny
detail  ban1 zau1 zai2   = a small antenna (for a mobile phone)
detail  ngau4 zai2 ging6 gei6  niu2 zai3 jing4 ji4 = a rodeo (lit., "cowboy competition")
detail  zyu1 zai2 cin4*2 gun3  zhu1 zai3 qian2 guan4 = piggy bank, money box
detail  fei4 zai2 seoi2   = gripe water
detail  baak6 bei6 zai2   = a loafer, a vagrant
detail  but3 zai2 gou1   = Put chai ko
detail  gun1 zai2 gwat1 gwat1   = dress handsomely and suavely
detail  faat3 zai2 hon4  fa1 zai3 han2 = intensely long for a son, really want to have a son
detail  dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6  dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4 = utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit
detail  laat6 ziu1 zai2  la4 jiao1 zai3 = Tabasco sauce brand
detail  ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2   = baby, infant
detail  ji5 zai2 bin1  er3 zi3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 170 (mound) (阝[left]); Kangxi radical 163 (town) (阝[right])
detail  tung1 bo1 zai2  tong1 bo1 zai3 = angioplasty
detail  dong3 hau2 zai2   = a small stall / booth
detail  zyu1 zai2 beng2   = pig or fish shaped mooncakes
detail  ngaan5 zai2   = webcam
detail  paak3 ce1 zai2   = valet boy, parking man
detail  wan2 caan1 aan3 zai2  wen4 can1 yan4 zai3 = to make a living; to earn one's keep; to maintain one's livelihood
detail  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
detail  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
detail  daam3 zai2 min6  dan3 zai3 mian4 = Dan-Zai noodles, danzi noodles
detail  maa1 gung1 zai2  ma1 gong1 zai3 = said of two people who get along so well that they are pratically inseparable
detail  leng1 zai2   = a boy; a young fellow
detail  sei3 zai2 zyu2 ji6   = ideology of the little-four
detail  ngaan5 zai2 luk1 luk1   = (said of babies) having cute big eyes, cute
detail  nim1 zai2   = Rose Myrtle
detail  fei4 zai2 mai5   = japonica rice
detail  fei4 zai2 mak1   = an overweight child
detail  fei4 zai2 jyun4*2   = steroids
detail  gwan3 zai2 tong4*2  gun4 zai3 tang2 = lollipop; sucker [國] 棒棒糖
detail  ceoi1 bo1 zai2  chui1 bo1 zai3 = to breathe into an alcohol breathalyzer; to be tested for blood alcohol content
detail  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
detail  ngau4 zai2 gwat1   = veal rib
detail  bou1 zai2 faan6  bao1 zai3 fan4 = clay pot rice
detail  daa2 gaak3 zai2   = pixelization, mosaic
detail  gaak3 zai2 beng2  ge2 zai3 bing3 = waffles
detail  gau2 zai2 aap3  gou3 zi1 ya1 = braised duck
detail 簿  bou6*2 zai2  bu4 zai3 = passbook; bankbook
detail  mau1 gaak3 zai2  mou2 ge2 zai3 = be in prision
detail  zung1 zai2 faan6  zhong1 zai3 fan4 = Steamed rice in a cup with Chinese sausage, eggs and vegetables etc.
detail  faa1 zai2   = pageboy
detail K-  K-zai2   = ketamine
detail  caat3 haai4 zai2   = sycophant
detail  jat6 bun2 zai2  ri4 ben3 zai3 = Japanese person (derogatory)
detail  zoeng1 bou2 zai2 dung6   = Cheung Po Tsai Cave
detail B  ho4 bi1 zai2   = the penis
detail  waan1 zai2 haap6  wan1 zai3 xia2 = Wan Chai Gap
detail MK  MK-zai2   = Mong Kok guys (young people who embrace MK counterculture)
detail  zoek3 zai2 gaai1   = Bird Street (actual name 康樂街)
detail  gai1 zai2 mui4 jan4*2   = busybody
detail  waan1 zai2 maa5 tau4  wan1 zai3 ma3 tou5 = Wan Chai Pier
detail 西  sai1 gung3 bou1 zai2 faan6   = Saigon special clay pot
detail  jau4 peng4*2 zai2   = stepson
detail  hung4 zai2 beng2   = Koala's March, a Japanese cookie snack with fillings
detail  aa3 luk6 cit3 zai2 min6   = ah-liu noodles
detail  wu6 zai2   = "taros", post WWII immigrants to Taiwan
detail  tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2   = sweat profusely
detail  laa1 laa1 zai2   = another term for Ah Beng
detail  ho4 zai2 min6 sin3  he2 zai3 mian4 xian4 = oyster vermicelli
detail  cing4 tin1 gung1 zai2  qing2 tian1 gong1 zai3 = sunny doll, sunny-day doll
detail  gung1 zai2 soeng1   = a television / TV set
detail  hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1   = a good kid doesn't join the police
detail  teng5 zai2 zuk1   = sampan rice porridge
detail B  B zai2 loeng4 fan2   = B-Chai Herbal Jelly
detail  uk1 cyun1 zai2   = Estate Boy
detail  dik6 hak1 ngau4 zai2  di2 ke4 niu2 zi3 = Dick Cowboy

Showing 10 of 38 examples containing 仔
detail audio 嗰個女仔可愛
That girl is so cute.
detail 一點灣仔食晏
I have lunch in Wanchai at 1:00 p.m.
["People + time + place + action" is one of the most common sentence patterns in Cantonese.]
detail audio 今日黑仔
I'm so unlucky today!
detail audio 係唔係大學讀緊書?
Is your son studying in university?
detail audio 我地七仔
We meet (outside) at Seven-Eleven shop at 7:00.
detail audio 細路仔興奮
The children are getting excited!
detail 肥仔多啲運動減肥
Fat guys have to do more exercise to lose weight.
detail audio 返學可以好多同學
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]
detail 雀仔上面
There are several birds on the tree.
detail 男仔樹樁
The boy digs up a tree stump.
[Lit. [counter] man-child dig up [counter] tree-stump]
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