幼 (jau3) — children; the young; infants in Cantonese
jau˗₃幼Mandarin Pinyin: you4
Meaning of 幼
nounchildren; the young; infants
nounyoung; under age; immature | [ant] 長, 老
nounthin; slender; fine (grains) | [ant] 粗
nounthin; tiny
Example Sentences with 幼
小馬就是幼馬
A foal is a young horse.
keoiˏ₅佢ziˍ₆自jau˗₃幼houˊ²好gwaaiˉ¹乖
She has been very well-behaved since childhood.
keoiˏ₅佢ziˍ₆自jau˗₃幼hokˍ₆學gongˉ¹鋼kamˎ₄琴
He learned piano from a young age.
ziˍ₆自jau˗₃幼sikˉ¹識gongˊ²講jingˉ¹英manˊ²文
Knew how to speak English from childhood.
ngoˏ₅我ziˍ₆自jau˗₃幼haiˊ²喺hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港
I have been in Hong Kong since childhood.
Words Containing 幼
自幼zi6 jau3
since childhood; since one was small
幼童jau3 tung4
young children
幼細的jau3 sai3 dik1
delicate
幼稚jau3 zi6
young
扶老攜幼fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3
holding the old by the arm and the young by the hand; bringing along the old and the young
幼小jau3 siu2
immature; young and small; little
幼鹽jau3 jim4
fine grained salt
幼沙糖jau3 saa1 tong4
granulated sugar
幼稚園學生jau3 zi6 jyun4 hok6 saang1
kindergarten pupil
幼稚園jau3 zi6 jyun2
kindergarten; nursery school | Also: 幼兒園
幼細jau3 sai3
delicate; slender; small
幼兒jau3 ji4
young child | [粵]: 啤啤仔, 細蚊仔
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