仔 [－]

Jyutping zi2
Pinyin zǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. meticulous

仔 [－]

Jyutping zi1
Pinyin zǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. duties/responsibilties

仔 [－]

Jyutping zai2
Pinyin zǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meticulous
  2. (of domestic animals or fowls) young
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (of domestic animals or fowls) young/small thing/child/son/slang for one’s boyfriend/young male/describes an entity which is small/a kid/used with an adjective / noun to refer to someone with certain characteristics/usually used in a context paired with other words to address someone who is of a low or inferior status/added to the end of a term of address to express one’s affection/added to the end of something to soften the tone of something
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    young
    • 仔雞
      仔鸡
      zǐ jī
      chick
  2. character, obsolete
    meticulous; fine
    • 仔細
      仔细
      zǐ xì
      careful; meticulous
  3. character, Min-Nan
    a suffix that converts a verb or adjective into a noun
  4. character, Min-Nan
    a suffix placed after a name or title, used endearingly, humorously or pejoratively
    (syn.) 帽仔
  5. character, Min-Nan
    a diminutive suffix for nouns, adjectives or quantities
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. small thing, child
  2. young animal
  3. Cangjie Input
    OND

仔 [－]

Jyutping zai2
Pinyin zī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 仔肩 (zījiān).

仔 [－]

Jyutping zai2
Pinyin zǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. variant of 崽[zai3]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴、潮語
    加​喺​動​詞​或者​形容​詞​之​後​，​增加​可​愛​嘅​感​覺
    to sound cute after verbs or adjectives
    • 今日真係開心仔！
      今日真系开心仔！
      gam1 jat6 zan1 hai6 hoi1 sam1 zai2!
      Today I am so happy!
    • 做義工真係好好玩，希望大家一齊參與仔。
      做义工真系好好玩，希望大家一齐参与仔。
      zou6 ji6 gung1 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2 waan2, hei1 mong6 daai6 gaa1 jat1 cai4 caam1 jyu5 zai2.
      Being a volunteer is really fun. Hope everyone will join.
    • 整親呀？陰功仔囉。
      整亲呀？阴功仔啰。
      zing2 can1 aa4? jam1 gung1 zai2 lo3.
      You've got hurt? Poor you.
  2. 詞綴
    喺​名​詞​之​後​形容​年齡​比​較細​，​又​或者​體積​比​較細​小​嘅​嘢
    used after nouns to describe an entity which is small, in terms of either age or size
    • 女仔
      女仔
      neoi5 zai2
      girl
    • 舅父仔
      舅父仔
      kau3 fu2 zai2
      mother's brother who is very young
    • 貓仔
      猫仔
      maau1 zai2
      kitten
    • 狗仔
      狗仔
      gau2 zai2
      puppy
    • 手巾仔
      手巾仔
      sau2 gan1 zai2
      handkerchief
    • 杯仔
      杯仔
      bui1 zai2
      small cup
    • 燒腩仔
      烧腩仔
      siu1 naam5 zai2
      small piece of roasted pork belly
  3. 詞綴
    喺​量​詞​之​後​形容​體積​細同​份量​少​嘅​物件
    used after classifiers to describe an entity which is small in both size and amount
    • 三嚿仔排骨
      三嚿仔排骨
      saam1 gau6 zai2 paai4 gwat1
      three small pork ribs
  4. 詞綴
    形容​年紀​唔​大​、​帶有​某​啲​特​徵​嘅​男性
    used to indicate a young man with certain characteristics
    • 肥仔
      肥仔
      fei4 zai2
      fat guy
    • 四眼仔
      四眼仔
      sei3 ngaan5 zai2
      young man with glasses
    • 番書仔
      番书仔
      faan1 syu1 zai2
      male teen who is taught in a (Western) foreign language
    • 英皇仔
      英皇仔
      jing1 wong2 zai2
      boy from King's College
  5. 詞綴
    含有​貶義​，​用​嚟​一​啲​唔​好​，​又​或者​處​於​劣​勢​嘅​人
    used to describe somebody who is socially inferior
    • 打工仔
      打工仔
      daa2 gung1 zai2
      employee
    • 二五仔
      二五仔
      ji6 ng5 zai2
      turncoat; renegade; betrayer
    • 賊仔
      贼仔
      caak6 zai2
      robber; flatterer
    • 賭仔
      赌仔
      dou2 zai2
      gambler
    • 飛仔
      飞仔
      fei1 zai2
      gangster
    • 擦鞋仔
      擦鞋仔
      caat3 haai4 zai2
      shoeshine boy
  6. 詞綴
    用作​暱稱​；​稱呼​某人​，​以示​親近
    used to call somebody affectionately
    • 哥哥仔
      哥哥仔
      go4 go1 zai2
      young man
    • 老婆仔
      老婆仔
      lou5 po4 zai2
      intimate address to one's wife
    • 哥仔
      哥仔
      go1 zai2
      intimate address to a young man
    • 星仔
      星仔
      sing1 zai2
      intimate address used often before to Stephen Chow, Hong Kong's famous comedy actor and director
    • 同學仔
      同学仔
      tung4 hok6 zai2
      intimate address to a classmate
    • 老公仔，可唔可以買呢個手袋畀我？
      老公仔，可唔可以买呢个手袋畀我？
      lou5 gung1 zai2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 maai5 ni1 go3 sau2 doi2 bei2 ngo5?
      My dearest husband, can you buy me this handbag?
  7. 詞綴
    柔化​語氣​，​通常​令到​某樣​嘢​更加​細路​，​或者​更加​天真
    to soften the tone; often added to make the something more child-like or more innocent
    • 故仔
      故仔
      gu2 zai2
      story (told to kids)
    • 煮飯仔
      煮饭仔
      zyu2 faan6 zai2
      to cook (make-pretend or for romance)
  8. 名詞
    某人​所養​育​嘅​男性​（​量​詞​：​個​／​粒​）
    son
    • 大仔
      大仔
      daai6 zai2
      eldest son
    • 我個仔三歲喇。
      我个仔三岁喇。
      ngo5 go3 zai2 saam1 seoi3 laa3.
      My son is 3 years old.
  9. 名詞
    男朋友​；​交往​緊​嘅​男性​對象​（​量​詞​：​條​）
    boyfriend
    • 邊個係你條仔？
      边个系你条仔？
      bin1 go3 hai6 nei5 tiu4 zai2?
      Who's your boyfriend?
  10. 名詞
    （​通常​後​生​嘅​）​男性​（​量​詞​：​條​／​隻​／​班​）
    male (usually young)
    • 有仔約
      有仔约
      jau5 zai2 joek3
      to be dated by a young man
    • 隔籬枱啲女對住對面啲仔評頭品足。
      隔篱台啲女对住对面啲仔评头品足。
      gaak3 lei4 toi2 di1 neoi2 deoi3 zyu6 deoi3 min6 di1 zai2 ping4 tau4 ban2 zuk1.
      The girls in the table next to us are commenting on the boys opposite.
  11. 近義詞
    兒子、男朋友
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    child
    • 生仔
      生仔
      saang1 zai2
      to give birth to a child
  2. character, Cantonese
    Used after a classifier to indicate that something is small in size and/or quantity.
    • 得嗰廿蚊仔，边够钱买嘢食呀？
      得𠮶廿蚊仔，边够钱买嘢食呀？
      dak1 go2 jaa6 man1 zai2, bin1 gau3 cin2 maai5 je5 sik6 aa3?
      With just a mere twenty bucks, how do we have enough to buy food?
  3. character, Cantonese, slang
    boyfriend (Classifier: 條／条 c)
    • 你條仔嚟咗。
      你条仔嚟咗。
      nei5 tiu4 zai2 lai4 zo2.
      Your boyfriend came.
  4. character, Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal
    son (Classifier: 個／个 c; 粒 c)
    • 你个仔真系好乖。
      你个仔真系好乖。
      nei5 go3 zai2 zan1 hai6 hou2 gwaai1.
      Your son is very well-behaved.
  5. character, Cantonese, neologism, slang
    Suffix placed after a verb or adjective to sound cute and affectionate.
    • 听日就要返学仔喇。
      听日就要返学仔喇。
      ting1 jat6 zau6 jiu3 faan1 hok6 zai2 laa3.
      Tomorrow, you've got to go to school.
    • 我今日好开心仔呀！
      我今日好开心仔呀！
      ngo5 gam1 jat6 hou2 hoi1 sam1 zai2 aa3!
      I'm really happy today!
  6. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Min-Bei, dialectal
    Diminutive suffix.
    • 後生仔
      后生仔
      hau6 saang1 zai2
      young man
    • 肥仔
      肥仔
      fei4 zai2
      fat guy
  7. character, Cantonese, slang
    (young) male (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
    • 我系仔嚟㗎㖞。
      我系仔嚟㗎㖞。
      ngo5 hai6 zai2 lai4 gaa3 wo3.
      I'm a guy, though.
  8. character, Min-Nan
    An interfix placed between two nouns to show the relationship between the two objects.
  9. character, Min-Nan
    An interfix placed between two numbers to denote the value of 100, i.e. x 仔 y = 100x + 10y.
  10. character, Min-Nan
    An interfix used limitedly in certain temporal location adverbs.
  11. character, Hakka
    a suffix that makes a derogatory slur
  12. character, Hakka
    a suffix used after nouns
  13. character, Wu
    Used to indicate the present perfective.
  14. character, Wu
    Used to show a verb has been completed before the last verb of a sentence, often in a sequence of events.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 男孩
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #279
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    援救人员为了找到孩子，仔细搜索了那个区域。
    援救人員為了找到孩子，仔細搜索了那個區域。
    yuán jiù rén yuán wèi le zhǎo dào hái zi ， zǐ xì sōu suǒ le nà ge qū yù 。
    • The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.
    • The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child.
  2. Mandarin
    做这个实验需要仔细的观察。
    做這個實驗需要仔細的觀察。
    zuò zhè ge shí yàn xū yào zǐ xì de guān chá 。
    • Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
  3. Mandarin
    现在女生穿牛仔裤很流行。
    現在女生穿牛仔褲很流行。
    xiàn zài nǚ shēng chuān niú zǎi kù hěn liú xíng 。
    • Jeans are now in fashion among girls.
  4. Mandarin
    Meg是唯一一个穿牛仔裤的女生。
    Meg是唯一一個穿牛仔褲的女生。
    meg shì wéi yī yí gè chuān niú zǎi kù de nǚ shēng 。
    • Meg was the only girl that was wearing jeans.
  5. Mandarin
    你仔细看看，太新鲜啦！
    你仔細看看，太新鮮啦！
    nǐ zǐ xì kàn kan ， tài xīn xiān la ！
    • Take a good look, it's really fresh!
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    后生仔应该尊重啲老人家。
    後生仔應該尊重啲老人家。
    hau6 sang1 zai2 jing1 goi1 zyun1 zung6 di1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 。
    • The young should respect the old.
  2. Cantonese
    有好多女仔睇呢本小说睇到喊咗出嚟。
    有好多女仔睇呢本小說睇到喊咗出嚟。
    jau5 hou2 do1 neoi5 zai2 tai2 nei4 bun2 siu2 syut3 tai2 dou3 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • The fiction reduced girls to tears.
  3. Cantonese
    个男仔喺森林里面荡失咗路。
    個男仔喺森林裏面蕩失咗路。
    go3 naam4 zai2 hai2 sam1 lam4 leoi5 min6 dong6 sat1 zo2 lou6 。
    • The boy lost his way in the forest.
    • The boy got lost in the forest.
  4. Cantonese
    呢排啲女仔好兴著牛仔裤。
    呢排啲女仔好興著牛仔褲。
    nei4 paai4 di1 neoi5 zi2 hou2 hing1 zoek3 ngau4 zai2 fu3 。
    • Jeans are now in fashion among girls.
  5. Cantonese
    啲警察根据现场留低嘅证物揾到个贼仔。
    啲警察根據現場留低嘅證物搵到個賊仔。
    di1 ging2 caat3 gan1 geoi3 jin6 coeng4 lau4 dai1 ge3 zing3 mat6 wan2 dou3 go3 caak6 zai2 。
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好当正自己系人哋条仔至得𠿪，人哋当你系观音兵咋戆鸠仔。
    你唔好當正自己係人哋條仔至得𠿪，人哋當你係觀音兵咋戇鳩仔。
    nei5 m4 hou2 dong3 zing3 zi6 gei2 hai6 jan4 dei6 tiu4 zai2 zi3 dak1 gaa2, jan4 dei6 dong3 nei5 hai6 gun1 jam1 bing1 zaa3 ngong6 gau1 zai2.
    • Don't you think you're her boyfriend. You are just a friendzoned admirer subservient to her, you idiot.
  2. Cantonese
    狮子捕食兔仔。
    獅子捕食兔仔。
    si1 zi2 bou6 sik6 tou3 zai2.
    • Lion hunts the rabbit.
  3. Cantonese
    而家经济咁差，冇升职加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    而家經濟咁差，冇升職加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    ji4 gaa1 ging1 zai3 gam3 caa1, mou5 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
    • Nowadays the economic situation is so poor. Benefits like promotion or getting a rise are no longer viable.
  4. Cantonese
    唔好再信勤力读书就考到5**，冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    唔好再信勤力讀書就考到5**，冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    m4 hou2 zoi3 seon3 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1 zau6 haau2 dou2 ng5 sing1 sing1, mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
    • Stop believing that paying efforts will lead to getting Level 5**. This strategy will not work anymore.
  5. Cantonese
    条虫俾只雀仔担走。
    條蟲俾隻雀仔擔走。
    tiu4 cung4 bei2 zek3 zoek3 zai2 daam1 zau2.
    • The worm was taken away by the bird with the beak.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    宁教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    ning4 gaau3 jan4 daai2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1
  2. Cantonese
    撩女仔
    撩女仔
    liu4 neoi5 zai2
  3. Cantonese
    喺香港，好多入学竞争激烈嘅幼稚园会倾向收「大仔」。
    喺香港，好多入學競爭激烈嘅幼稚園會傾向收「大仔」。
  4. Cantonese
    个叠码仔讲两讲，佢就借咗五万蚊继续赌喇。
    個疊碼仔講兩講，佢就借咗五萬蚊繼續賭喇。
  5. Cantonese
    啤啤仔都有阵臊味
    啤啤仔都有陣臊味
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    银仔
    銀仔
    ngan2 zai2
    • coins
  2. Cantonese
    后生仔
    後生仔
    hau6 saang1 zai2
    • young man
  3. Cantonese
    生仔定生女？
    生仔定生女？
    saang1 zai2 ding6 saang1 neoi2?
    • Was it a boy or a girl?
  4. Cantonese
    生仔
    生仔
    saang1 zai2
    • to give birth (to a child)
  5. Cantonese
    画公仔
    畫公仔
    waak6 gung1 zai2
    • draw cartoon people