慈姑 [--]
Jyutping
ci4 gu1
Pinyin
cí gū
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noun
arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)
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noun, literary
husband's mother; mother-in-law
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noun, dialectal
water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
慈姑 [--]
Jyutping
ci4 gu1
Pinyin
cí gu
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arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
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noun, literary
husband's mother; mother-in-law
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noun
arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)
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noun, dialectal
water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
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Cantonese
佢而家陀住个慈姑椗,日日都有人拎壶冰糖炖燕窝俾佢补身。
佢而家陀住個慈姑椗,日日都有人拎壺冰糖燉燕窩俾佢補身。
keoi5 ji5 gaa1 to4 zyu6 go3 ci4 gu1 ding3, jat6 jat6 dou1 jau5 jan4 ling1 wu4 bing1 tong4 dan6 jin3 wo1 bei2 keoi5 bou2 san1.
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Ever since she is pregnant, her family keeps stuffing her with health food like roasted bird's nests.
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Cantonese
隔篱个陈太生咗个慈姑椗,好鬼得意㗎。
隔籬個陳太生咗個慈姑椗,好鬼得意㗎。
gaak3 lei4 go3 can4 taai2 saang1 zo2 go3 ci4 gu1 ding3, hou2 gwai2 dak1 ji3 gaa3.
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Mrs. Hampton next door just had a baby boy, it is really adorable.