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執生 (zap1 saang1) — (slang) (of ability) to watch for, to be careful of; to be able to handle a tough and problematic situation; to improvise; to take things as they come in Cantonese

zapˉ¹執saangˉ¹生
简 执生
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi2 sheng1

Meaning of 執生

noun(slang) (of ability) to watch for, to be careful of; to be able to handle a tough and problematic situation; to improvise; to take things as they come

Example Sentences with 執生

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sikˉ¹識zapˉ¹執sangˉ¹生
He's good at improvising.
haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次jiu˗₃要zapˉ¹執sangˉ¹生diˉ¹啲
Need to be more flexible next time.
mouˏ₅冇siˎ₄時gaan3,間，jiu˗₃要zapˉ¹執sangˉ¹生
No time, gotta improvise.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都zapˉ¹執sangˉ¹生
He's always improvising.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個cingˎ₄情fong˗₃況jiu˗₃要zapˉ¹執sangˉ¹生
This situation requires improvisation.
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Characters in 執生

執zap1
catch; capture; detain
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

Words Containing 執生

自己執生zi6 gei2 zap1 saang1
to tread carefully; to watch oneself; to take care of oneself [colloquial]

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