十八 [－－]

Jyutping sap6 baat3
Pinyin shí bā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. eighteen
  2. 18
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. num
    eighteen; 18
    • 一個人到了十八歲才算得上一個站立着人。
      一个人到了十八岁才算得上一个站立着人。
      yī ge rén dào le shí bā suì cái suàn de shàng yī ge zhàn lì zhe rén ．
      A man at the age of eighteen may be considered a standing person.
    • 芳齡十八
      芳龄十八
      fāng líng shí bā
      (of a girl) to be eighteen years of age
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我十八岁。
    我十八歲。
    wǒ shí bā suì 。
    • I am eighteen years old.
    • I'm 18 years old.
    • I am 18 years old.
    • I'm eighteen.
  2. Mandarin
    萨姆在十八岁时加入了军队。
    薩姆在十八歲時加入了軍隊。
    sà mǔ zài shí bā suì shí jiā rù le jūn duì 。
    • Sam joined the army when he was eighteen.
  3. Mandarin
    上海夏天的最高温度要到三十八九度，真快热死了！
    上海夏天的最高温度要到三十八九度，真快熱死了！
    shàng hǎi xià tiān de zuì gāo wēn dù yào dào sān shí bā jiǔ dù ， zhēn kuài rè sǐ le ！
    • Shanghai summers can reach temperatures of up to 38-9 degrees. That is extremely hot!
  4. Mandarin
    我们可以在二月二十八日三时左右见面吗？
    我們可以在二月二十八日三時左右見面嗎？
    wǒ men kě yǐ zài èr yuè èr shí bā rì sān shí zuǒ yòu jiàn miàn ma ？
    • Can we meet February 28, around 3:00 pm?
    • Can we meet on February the 28th, around 3:00 p.m.?
  5. Mandarin
    她的祖母活到了八十八岁。
    她的祖母活到了八十八歲。
    tā de zǔ mǔ huó dào liǎo bā shí bā suì 。
    • Her grandmother lived to be eighty-eight years old.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    所有十八岁以上嘅人都算系大人。
    所有十八歲以上嘅人都算係大人。
    so2 jau5 sap6 baat3 seoi3 ji5 soeng6 ge3 jan4 dou1 syun3 hai6 daai6 jan4 。
    • Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as an adult.
  2. Cantonese
    未够十八岁嘅人唔可以结婚。
    未夠十八歲嘅人唔可以結婚。
    mei6 gau3 sap6 baat3 seoi3 ge3 jan4 m4 ho2 ji5 git3 fan1 。
    • People under 18 cannot marry.
  3. Cantonese
    证人话𠮶个破坏公物嘅人大约十八岁。
    證人話嗰個破壞公物嘅人大約十八歲。
    zing3 jan4 waa2 go2 go3 po3 waai6 gung1 mat6 ge3 jan4 daai6 joek3 sap6 baat3 seoi3 。
    • The witness says that the vandal was around 18 years old.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我住喺十八楼，管理员住喺地下。
    我住喺十八樓，管理員住喺地下。
    ngo5 zyu6 hai2 sap6 baat3 lau2, gun2 lei5 jyun4 zyu6 hai2 dei6 haa2.
    • I live on the eighteenth floor; the administrator lives on the ground floor.
  2. Cantonese
    咩话？一碟餐蛋饭一百二十八蚊？你唔好去抢？
    咩話？一碟餐蛋飯一百二十八蚊？你唔好去搶？
    me1 waa2? jat1 dip6 caan1 daan2 faan6 jat1 baak3 ji6 sap6 baat3 man1? nei5 m4 hou2 heoi3 coeng2?
    • What? $128 for a plate of rice with fried eggs and spam? What a rip-off! (literally: Why don't you go rob somebody instead?)
  3. Cantonese
    呢只杯卖二十八蚊零八毫。
    呢隻杯賣二十八蚊零八毫。
    ni1 zek3 bui1 maai6 ji6 sap6 baat3 man1 ling4 baat3 hou4.
    • This cup costs twenty-eight dollars and eighty cents.
  4. Cantonese
    十八层地狱
    十八層地獄
    sap6 baat3 cang4 dei6 juk6
    • eighteen levels of hell
  5. Cantonese
    你十八岁㗎喇，唔可以再好似成个细路噉㗎喇。
    你十八歲㗎喇，唔可以再好似成個細路噉㗎喇。
    nei5 sap6 baat3 seoi3 gaa3 laa3, m4 ho2 ji5 zoi3 hou2 ci5 seng4 go3 sai3 lou6 gam2 gaa3 laa3.
    • You're already 18, so you've got to stop behaving like a child.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我日他们十八辈儿的祖宗！
    我日他們十八輩兒的祖宗！
    wǒ rì tā men shí bā bèi r5 de zǔ zōng ！
    • Screw their ancestors to the eighteenth generation!
  2. Cantonese
    十八楼C座
    十八樓C座
    sap6 baat3 lau2 si1 zo6
    • Eighteenth Floor Block C
  3. Mandarin
    我十八岁。
    我十八歲。
    wǒ shí bā suì ．
    • I am 18 years old.
  4. Mandarin
    十八趴
    十八趴
    shí bā pā
    • eighteen percent
  5. Mandarin
    党的十八大
    黨的十八大
    dǎng de shí bā dà
    • The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China