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改
姓
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Jyutping
goi2 sing3
Pinyin
gǎi xìng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to change one's surname
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
呢排愈嚟愈多女人结咗婚都唔想改姓。
呢排愈嚟愈多女人結咗婚都唔想改姓。
nei4 paai4 jyu6 lai4 jyu6 do1 neoi5 jan4 git3 zo2 fan1 dou1 m4 soeng2 goi2 sing3 。
These days the number of women who don't want to change their family names even after they get married is increasing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
行不改名,坐不改姓
行不改名,坐不改姓
hang4 bat1 goi2 ming4, zo6 bat1 goi2 sing3
Never afraid to state my real name
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
我行不改名,坐不改姓,要是有什么问题,叫他直接来找我。
我行不改名,坐不改姓,要是有什麼問題,叫他直接來找我。
wǒ xíng bù gǎi míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng , yào shi yǒu shén me wèn tí , jiào tā zhí jiē lái zhǎo wǒ .
I have nothing to hide; if he has a problem, tell him to come see me directly.