甥 (saang1) — nephew; sister's son in Cantonese
saangˉ¹甥Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1
Meaning of 甥
nounnephew; sister's son
Example Sentences with 甥
ngoˏ₅我go˗₃個ngoiˍ₆外saangˉ¹甥houˊ²好gwaaiˉ¹乖
My nephew is very well-behaved.
ngoiˍ₆外saangˉ¹甥laiˎ₄嚟ganˊ²緊laa˗₃喇
My nephew is coming soon.
neiˏ₅你go˗₃個ngoiˍ₆外saangˉ¹甥geiˊ²幾seoi˗₃歲
How old is your nephew?
ngoiˍ₆外saangˉ¹甥neoiˊ²女dukˍ₆讀syuˉ¹書lekˉ¹叻
My niece is a good student.
beiˊ²俾ngoiˍ₆外saangˉ¹甥sikˍ₆食diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢
Give the nephew something to eat.
Words Containing 甥
外甥ngoi6 saang1
sister's son (nephew) | [粵]: also 姨甥
姨甥女ji4 sang1 neoi2
maternal aunt's niece
外甥女婿ngoi6 sang1 neoi2 sai3
sister's daughter's husband
姨甥ji4 sang1
nephew on mother's side (姨侄); niece on mother's side (姨侄女)
外甥媳婦ngoi6 saang1 sik1 fu5
sister's son's wife
外甥女ngoi6 sang1 neoi2
sister's daughter (niece)
姨甥男女ji4 sang1 naam4 neoi5
wife's sister's children
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