滋生 [－－]

Jyutping zi1 sang1
Pinyin zī shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to breed
  2. to flourish
  3. to cause
  4. to provoke
  5. to create
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    畀​害蟲​、​細菌​繁殖
    (usually of pests) to breed; to multiply
    • 污水會滋生蚊蟲。
      污水会滋生蚊虫。
      wu1 seoi2 wui2 zi1 saang1 man1 cung4.
      Dirty sewage breeds mosquitoes and other pests.
  2. 動詞
    刻意​引起​一​啲​問題
    (of troubles) to stir up; to cause
    • 滋生事端
      滋生事端
      zi1 saang1 si6 dyun1
      to stir up trouble
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to breed; to reproduce; to propagate; to multiply
  2. verb
    to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to draw; to attract
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    记得要清理积水，避免蚊虫滋生啊。
    記得要清理積水，避免蚊蟲滋生啊。
    gei3 dak1 jiu3 cing1 lei5 zik1 seoi2, bei6 min5 man1 cung4 zi1 sang1 aa3.
    • Remember to dispose of stagnant water so as to avoid the breeding of mosquitoes.
  2. Cantonese
    污水会滋生蚊虫。
    污水會滋生蚊蟲。
    wu1 seoi2 wui2 zi1 saang1 man1 cung4.
    • Dirty sewage breeds mosquitoes and other pests.
  3. Cantonese
    滋生事端
    滋生事端
    zi1 saang1 si6 dyun1
    • to stir up trouble
  4. Cantonese
    细菌滋生
    細菌滋生
    sai3 kwan2 zi1 sang1
    • bacteria breed
  5. Cantonese
    死水滋生蚊虫。
    死水滋生蚊蟲。
    • Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    神就造出大鱼和水中所滋生各样有生命的动物，各从其类。又造出各样飞鸟，各从其类。神看着是好的。
    神就造出大魚和水中所滋生各樣有生命的動物，各從其類。又造出各樣飛鳥，各從其類。神看着是好的。
    shén jiù zào chū dà yú hé shuǐ zhōng suǒ zī shēng gè yàng yǒu shēng mìng de dòng wù ， gè cóng qí lèi ． yòu zào chū gè yàng fēi niǎo ， gè cóng qí lèi ． shén kàn zhuó shì hǎo de ．
    • And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.