仔女 (zai2 neoi5*2 | ) : sons and daughters; children

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仔女

zai2 neoi5*2

sons and daughters; children (Mandarin equivalent: 子女, 兒女)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 35,900

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

仔女

This word was added by claw on 1st Aug 2004 13:03 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child; small animal
女 neoi5 neoi5*2 - woman

2 compounds containing this word:

養仔女 - [v] to bring up or bear one's children
後生仔女 - youngsters (male and female)

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教仔女要慢慢解釋道理，開硬弓唔得咖粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

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Decimal representation of this word: 仔女

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