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生 (saang1) — unripe; uncooked; raw in Cantonese

saangˉ¹生
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1

Meaning of 生

noununripe; uncooked; raw
nounstudent; scholar; practitioner
nounMr; mister (abbreviation for 先生)
noununskilled; crude; stiff
nounmale role in traditional Chinese opera
nounlife; lifetime; livelihood
noungive birth to; be born; exist
noungrow; breed; beget; cause
nounalive; living; lively
noununfamiliar; strange; unacquainted

Example Sentences with 生

祝你生日快樂！
Wishing you a Happy Birthday!
neiˏ₅你zungˉ¹鍾mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食faaˉ¹花sangˉ¹生gaa˗₃㗎？
Do you like to eat peanuts?
王先生後日就返啦。
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.
生果又甜又有營養。
Fruits are sweet and nutritious.
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Words Containing 生

香港出生的hoeng1 gong2 ceot1 saang1 dik1
Hong Kong-borned
生還saang1 waan4
to survive
生手saang1 sau2
novice; beginner; green hand
生物晶片sang1 mat6 zing1 pin3
a biochip
城市生活sing4 si5 sang1 wut6
city life, things to do in the city
微生蟲mei4 saang1 cung4
bacteria
產生逆火caan2 sang1 jik6 fo2
to backfire
野生動物je5 sang1 dung6 mat6
wildlife
唔生性m4 saang1 sing3
not clear; not aware; no initiative; clueless | Mand.: 沒出息; 不懂事 | see 醒目
付託終生fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1
count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end
伴生氣bun6 saang1 hei3
associated gas
生搬硬套saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3
copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically

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