囝囝

Chinese

		child	child
simp. and trad. (囝囝)		囝	囝
alternative forms		仔仔

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai^2-4 zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai^2-4 zai²
    • Yale: jàih jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai^2-4 dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei^2-4 zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

囝囝 (Cantonese)

1. (endearing) son

   囝囝今年幾歲呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   囝囝今年几岁呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   zai^2-4 zai² gam¹ nin^4-2 gei² seoi³ aa³? [Jyutping]

   How old's your son?

2. (endearing) boy; young man
3. (slang) gigolo

See also

• 囡囡 (neoi5-4 neoi5-2, neoi5-4 neoi5-1)