獨生 [独－]

Jyutping duk6 saang1
Pinyin dú shēng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 區別詞
    屋企​裏​面​唯一​嘅​仔​或者​女​；​冇​兄弟​姊妹​嘅
    the only (child in a family), without siblings
    • 獨生子
      独生子
      duk6 sang1 zi2
      an only son
    • 獨生女
      独生女
      duk6 sang1 neoi2
      an only daughter
    • 而家好多小朋友都係獨生嘅。
      而家好多小朋友都系独生嘅。
      ji4 gaa1 hou2 do1 siu2 pang4 jau5 dou1 hai6 duk6 sang1.
      Nowadays many children do not have siblings.

獨生 [独－]

Jyutping duk6 sang1
Pinyin dú shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. only (child)
  2. to be the sole survivor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 區別詞
    屋企​裏​面​唯一​嘅​仔​或者​女​；​冇​兄弟​姊妹​嘅
    the only (child in a family), without siblings
    • 獨生子
      独生子
      duk6 sang1 zi2
      an only son
    • 獨生女
      独生女
      duk6 sang1 neoi2
      an only daughter
    • 而家好多小朋友都係獨生嘅。
      而家好多小朋友都系独生嘅。
      ji4 gaa1 hou2 do1 siu2 pang4 jau5 dou1 hai6 duk6 sang1.
      Nowadays many children do not have siblings.
  2. 動詞
    單獨​苟且​過活
    to survive alone
    • 國破家亡，留我一個人獨生仲有咩嘢用？
      国破家亡，留我一个人独生仲有咩嘢用？
      gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4, lau4 ngo5 jat1 go3 jan4 duk6 sang1 zung6 jau5 me1 je5 yung6?
      My country is in ruins, how can I bear the guilt of surviving alone?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have a single child
  2. adj, attributive
    only one born; only; single-child
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “你有没有兄弟姐妹？”　“没有，我是个独生子女。”
    “你有沒有兄弟姐妹？”　“沒有，我是個獨生子女。”
    “ nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ？” “ méi yǒu ， wǒ shì gè dú shēng zǐ nǚ 。”
    • "Do you have any siblings?" "No, I'm an only child."
  2. Mandarin
    因为现在上海家家都是独生子女，家长对小孩的读书非常重视。
    因為現在上海家家都是獨生子女，家長對小孩的讀書非常重視。
    yīn wèi xiàn zài shàng hǎi jiā jiā dōu shì dú shēng zǐ nǚ ， jiā zhǎng duì xiǎo hái de dú shū fēi cháng zhòng shì 。
    • Because families in Shanghai today have only one son or daughter, the head of the family places a strong emphasis on their childs studying.
  3. Mandarin
    我是独生子。
    我是獨生子。
    wǒ shì dú shēng zǐ 。
    • I am an only child.
    • I'm an only child.
    • I'm a single child.
  4. Mandarin
    她埋葬了她的独生子。
    她埋葬了她的獨生子。
    tā mái zàng le tā de dú shēng zǐ 。
    • She has buried her only son.
    • She buried her only son.
  5. Mandarin
    Tom和Mary都是独生子女。
    Tom和Mary都是獨生子女。
    tom hé mary dōu shì dú shēng zǐ nǚ 。
    • Tom and Mary are both only children.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我想娶佢个独生女做老婆。
    我想娶佢個獨生女做老婆。
    ngo5 soeng2 ceoi2 keoi5 go3 duk6 sang1 neoi5 zou6 lou5 po4 。
    • I want to have his only daughter for my wife.
  2. Cantonese
    我净系得一个独生女。
    我淨係得一個獨生女。
    ngo5 zeng6 hai6 dak1 jat1 go3 duk6 sang1 neoi5 。
    • I only have a single daughter.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    独生子
    獨生子
    duk6 sang1 zi2
    • an only son
  2. Cantonese
    独生女
    獨生女
    duk6 sang1 neoi2
    • an only daughter
  3. Cantonese
    而家好多小朋友都系独生嘅。
    而家好多小朋友都係獨生嘅。
    ji4 gaa1 hou2 do1 siu2 pang4 jau5 dou1 hai6 duk6 sang1.
    • Nowadays many children do not have siblings.
  4. Cantonese
    国破家亡，留我一个人独生仲有咩嘢用？
    國破家亡，留我一個人獨生仲有咩嘢用？
    gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4, lau4 ngo5 jat1 go3 jan4 duk6 sang1 zung6 jau5 me1 je5 yung6?
    • My country is in ruins, how can I bear the guilt of surviving alone?
  5. Cantonese
    独生仔女好易俾父母纵坏。
    獨生仔女好易俾父母縱壞。
    duk6 saang1 zai2 neoi5 hou5 ji6 bei2 fu6 mou5 zung3 waai6.
    • It's easy for the only child of a family to be spoiled by the parents.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    独生子
    獨生子
    dú shēng zǐ
    • only son
  2. Mandarin
    神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不致灭亡，反得永生。
    神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不致滅亡，反得永生。
    shén ài shì rén ， shèn zhì jiāng tā de dú shēng zǐ cì gěi tā men ， jiào yī qiè xìn tā de ， bù zhì miè wáng ， fǎn dé yǒng shēng ．
    • For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.