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先生 (sin1 saang1) — mister, Mr. (粵) abbreviation: 生 in Cantonese

sinˉ¹先saangˉ¹生
Mandarin Pinyin: xian1 sheng5

Meaning of 先生

nounmister, Mr. (粵) abbreviation: 生
nounhusband
noun(粵) [colloquial] (male or female) teacher
noun(used before a man's family name) Mr.

Example Sentences with 先生

王先生後日就返啦。
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.
王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.
先生話聽日唔使返學。
The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow.
dungˊ²董sinˉ¹先saangˉ¹生tauˉ¹偷paak˗₃拍neoiˏ₅女pangˎ₄朋jauˏ₅友dikˉ¹的sapˍ₆十loiˎ₄來seoi˗₃歲dikˉ¹的neoiˏ₅女jiˎ₄兒saiˊ²洗zouˊ²澡
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.
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Characters in 先生

先sin1
leading; pioneering; initiating
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

Words Containing 先生

職業健美先生zik1 jip6 gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1
professional bodybuilder
小先生siu2 sin1 saang1
"little teacher" (student who acts as assistant)
算命先生syun3 meng6 sin1 saang1
a fortune teller
賬房先生zoeng3 fong2 sin1 saang1
an accountant; a bookkeeper
好好先生hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1
good joe; Mr Goody-goody; one who tries not to offend anybody
某先生mau5 sin1 saang1
Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so
陰陽先生jam1 joeng4 sin1 saang1
geomancer (as a funeral advisor, lit., "Mister Yin-Yang")
健美先生gin6 mei5 sin1 saang1
bodybuilder
卦命先生gwaa3 meng6 sin1 saang1
a fortune teller
中山先生zung1 saan1 sin1 saang1
Mr. Sun Yatsen (honorific form)
占卦先生zim1 gwaa3 sin1 saang1
a fortune teller
地水先生dei6 seoi2 sin1 saang1
Mr. Blind Man

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