後生 [后－]

Jyutping hau6 sang1
Pinyin hòu shēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    next life
    (syn.) 二輩子, 下輩子, 後世人, 後出世, 下辈子, 后出世, 后世人, 下世人, 二辈子
  2. noun, literary
    descendants
  3. noun, Hakka, Hokkien, Longyan-Min, Zhao'an
    son
  4. noun
    young person; young generation
    • 後生可畏
      后生可畏
      hòu shēng kě wèi
      a young person's abilities are respectable
  5. adj
    born later
  6. adj
    having a youthful appearance
  7. adj, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Min, Wu
    young
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

後生 [后－]

Jyutping hau6 saang1
Pinyin hòu shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. young generation
  2. youth
  3. young man
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) junior
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    老一​輩​嘅​人​用​嚟​講​後​輩​、​細過​自己​嘅​世代​、​後​輩
    young generation (from the perspective of an older person)
    • 打壞 後生
      打坏 后生
      daa2 waai2 hau6 saang1
      feeble young people
    • 而家啲後生好反叛㗎。
      而家啲后生好反叛㗎。
      ji4 gaa1 di1 hau6 saang1 hou2 faan2 bun6 gaa3.
      Young people nowadays are very rebellious.
    • 今年請呢幾個後生都幾勤力，幾肯學。
      今年请呢几个后生都几勤力，几肯学。
      gam1 nin2 ceng2 ni1 gei2 go3 hau6 saang1 dou1 gei2 kan4 lik6, gei2 hang2 hok6.
      These young dudes we hired this year are quite hard-working and willing to learn.
  2. 形容詞
    歲​數細​，​仲​喺​青少年​嘅​階​段
    young
    • 後生女
      后生女
      hau6 saang1 neoi2
      young girl
    • 後生仔
      后生仔
      hau6 saang1 zai2
      young man
    • 佢睇落好後生，一啲都唔似四十歲。
      佢睇落好后生，一啲都唔似四十岁。
      keoi5 tai2 lok6 hou2 hau6 saang1, jat1 di1 dou1 m4 ci5 sei3 sap6 seoi3.
      He looks very young and doesn't look like 40 years old at all.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 年輕 – 年轻
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
    佢后生𠮶阵好勤力做嘢。
    佢後生嗰陣好勤力做嘢。
    keoi5 hau6 sang1 go2 zan6 hou3 kan4 lik6 zou6 je5 。
    • In his younger days he worked very hard.
  3. Cantonese
    𠮶个后生仔又揾唔到自己钟意嘅工，又一个朋友都冇；佢真系唔知点算好。
    嗰個後生仔又搵唔到自己鍾意嘅工，又一個朋友都冇；佢真係唔知點算好。
    go2 go3 hau6 sang1 zai2 jau6 wan2 m4 dou3 zi6 gei2 zung1 ji3 ge3 gung1 ， jau6 jat1 go3 pang4 jau5 dou1 mou5 ； keoi5 zan1 hai6 m4 zi1 dim2 syun3 hou3 。
    • That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends; he's really at a loss.
  4. Cantonese
    我阿妈𠮶阵仲后生过我。
    我阿媽嗰陣仲後生過我。
    ngo5 aa3 maa1 go2 zan6 zung6 hau6 sang1 gwo3 ngo5 。
    • At that time, my mother was younger than I am now.
  5. Cantonese
    我后生𠮶阵成日去打棒球。
    我後生嗰陣成日去打棒球。
    ngo5 hau6 sang1 go2 zan6 sing4 jat6 heoi3 daa2 paang5 kau4 。
    • I often played baseball when I was young.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你咁后生，而家醒觉都未迟。
    你咁後生，而家醒覺都未遲。
    nei5 gam3 hau6 saang1, ji5 gaa1 sing2 gok3 dou1 mei6 ci4.
    • Young as you are, it is not too late to awaken now.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋啲老饼喺啲后生面前真系好惭愧。
    我哋啲老餅喺啲後生面前真係好慚愧。
    ngo5 dei6 di1 lou5 beng2 hai2 di1 hau6 saang1 min6 cin4 zan1 hai6 hou2 caam4 kwai5.
    • We old folks are really ashamed in front of these youngsters.
  3. Cantonese
    年纪大咗好难同啲后生仔沟通。
    年紀大咗好難同啲後生仔溝通。
    nin4 gei2 daai6 zo2 hou2 naan4 tung4 di1 hau6 sang1 zai2 kau1 tung1.
    • It's getting more difficult to communicate with the youngsters when one is getting older.
  4. Cantonese
    好多后生仔女觉得过山车好刺激。
    好多後生仔女覺得過山車好刺激。
    hou2 do1 hau6 saang1 zai2 neoi2 gok3 dak1 gwo3 saan1 ce1 hou2 ci3 gik1.
    • Many teenagers enjoy the excitement of roller coaster rides.
  5. Cantonese
    年青人应该趁后生出去闯吓。
    年青人應該趁後生出去闖吓。
    nin4 cing1 jan4 jing1 goi1 can3 hau6 saang1 ceot1 heoi3 cong2 haa5.
    • Young people should venture out when they are still young.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    后生仔
    後生仔
    hau6 saang1 zai2
    • young man
  2. Mandarin
    后生可畏
    後生可畏
    hòu shēng kě wèi
    • a young person's abilities are respectable