雀仔 (zoek3 zai2) — bird (Mandarin equivalent: 鳥 , 小鳥); (ma… in Cantonese

zoek˗₃雀zaiˊ²仔

Mandarin Pinyin: que4 zai3

Meaning of 雀仔

nounbird (Mandarin equivalent: 鳥 , 小鳥); (mahjong) an alternate name for the one of sticks/bamboo tile

jauˏ₅有geiˊ²幾zek˗₃隻zoek˗₃雀zaiˊ²仔haiˊ²喺syuˍ₆樹soengˍ₆上minˍ₆面。

There are several birds on the tree.

zoek˗₃雀zaiˊ²仔nikˉ¹匿haiˊ²喺syuˍ₆樹

The bird is hiding in the tree.

zek˗₃隻kok˗₃雀zaiˊ²仔zimˉ¹尖zeoiˊ²嘴。

That bird has a pointed beak.

joengˏ₅養coengˊ²雀zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好waanˊ²玩

Keeping birds is fun.

zek˗₃隻koek˗₃雀zaiˊ²仔camˎ₄擒soengˏ₅上heoi3.去。

The bird flew up there.

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