矮 (ai2) — short person; dwarf in Cantonese
aiˊ²矮Mandarin Pinyin: ai3
Meaning of 矮
nounshort person; dwarf
nounlow
nounshort (as in height)
Example Sentences with 矮
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個ziˊ²子houˊ²好ngai5.矮。
His/Her height is very short.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個aaiˊ²矮zyuˍ₆柱
This short pillar.
aaiˊ²矮zyuˍ₆柱keiˊ²企haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度
The short pillar stands there.
aaiˊ²矮zyuˍ₆柱mˎ₄唔jukˍ₆郁wo˗₃喎
The short pillar isn't moving.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好aaiˊ²矮zyuˍ₆柱
He's very short.
Words Containing 矮
矮腯腯ai2 dat1 dat1
extremely short
矮細ai2 sai3
diminutive
矮矮地ai2 ai2 dei2
a little short; shortish
矮行星ai2 hang4 sing1
dwarf planet — a celestial body which orbits round a star (e.g. the Sun in our Solar System), is not a satellite of a planet, but has not "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.
矮小ai2 siu2
diminutive
矮凳仔ai2 dang3 zai2
a small stool; a low stool
矮矮細細ai2 ai2 sai3 sai3
Short and thin
矮得得ai2 dak1 dak1
very short (of a person) [colloquial]
矮瓜ai2 gwaa1
eggplant (Mandarin equivalent: 茄子)[Syn][粵]茄瓜
矮𠱂𠱂ai2 dat1 dat1
extremely short
矮化ai2 faa3
belittle; dismiss as unimportant
矮仔ai2 zai2
a dwarf; a short person | [普]: 矮子
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