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早生貴子 (zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2) — hope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon. in Cantonese

zouˊ²早sangˉ¹生gwai˗₃貴ziˊ²子
简 早生贵子
Mandarin Pinyin: zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3

Meaning of 早生貴子

nounhope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon.

Characters in 早生貴子

早zou2
early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
貴gwai3
a Chinese family name
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches

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