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Jyutping ngai2
Pinyin ǎi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. low/short (in length)/dwarf

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Jyutping ai2
Pinyin ǎi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. low/short (in length)/dwarf
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    由​地下​到​最頂​端​嘅​長​度​好​短​;​唔​高
    (of height) short; not tall; low
    • 嗰張櫈太矮,唔啱我坐。
      𠮶张櫈太矮,唔啱我坐。
      go2 zoeng1 dang3 taai3 ai2, m4 ngaam1 ngo5 co5.
      That chair is too short; it doesn't fit me.
    • 座山好矮,行一個鐘就上到山頂喇。
      座山好矮,行一个钟就上到山顶喇。
      zo6 saan1 hou2 ai2, haang4 jat1 go3 zung1 zau6 soeng5 dou3 saan1 deng2 laa3.
      The hill is low. It only takes an hour to walk to the summit.
  2. 反義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    low (of less than normal height)
  2. character, Hokkien, Mainland-China
    to fall short (compared to someone else)
  3. character, of stature
    short
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. short, dwarf
  2. low
  3. Cangjie Input
    OKHDV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #3
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #2
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #1

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Jyutping aai2
Pinyin ǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. low
  2. short (in length)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. low/short (in length)/dwarf
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你不比我矮。
    你不比我矮。
    nǐ bù bǐ wǒ ǎi 。
    • You are not shorter than I.
  2. Mandarin
    我把他叫做「矮子」,他就气得不得了。
    我把他叫做「矮子」,他就氣得不得了。
    wǒ bǎ tā jiào zuò 「 ǎi zi 」, tā jiù qì dé bù dé liǎo 。
    • He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.
  3. Mandarin
    我太矮了。
    我太矮了。
    wǒ tài ǎi le 。
    • I am too short.
    • I'm very short.
    • I'm too small.
  4. Mandarin
    个子矮的人心眼多。
    個子矮的人心眼多。
    gè zi ǎi de rén xīn yǎn duō 。
    • Shorter people got more tricks up their sleeves.
  5. Mandarin
    我哥哥比我大两岁, 但是他比我矮三公分。
    我哥哥比我大兩歲, 但是他比我矮三公分。
    wǒ gē ge bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì , dàn shì tā bǐ wǒ ǎi sān gōng fēn 。
    • My brother is two years older than I, but he is three centimeters shorter.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我叫佢做「矮仔」,佢就嬲到扎扎跳。
    我叫佢做「矮仔」,佢就嬲到紮紮跳。
    ngo5 giu3 keoi5 zou6 「 ngai2 zai2 」 , keoi5 zau6 niu5 dou3 zaat3 zaat3 tiu3 。
    • He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.
  2. Cantonese
    阿Tom俾人话矮。
    阿Tom俾人話矮。
    aa3 T o m bei2 jan4 waa6 ai2 。
    • Tom was told that he was too short.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你介唔介意男朋友矮过你?
    你介唔介意男朋友矮過你?
    nei5 gaai3 m4 gaai3 ji3 naam4 pang4 jau5 ai2 gwo3 nei5?
    • Do you care whether your boyfriend is shorter than you?
  2. Cantonese
    装埋假天花,楼底咪仲矮?
    裝埋假天花,樓底咪仲矮?
    zong1 maai4 gaa2 tin1 faa1, lau4 dai2 mai6 zung6 ai2?
    • Installing a false ceiling will reduce the headroom.
  3. Cantonese
    市镇中心有大量高楼大厦聚集,社区会堂、学校呢啲矮嘅建筑物可以作为当中嘅视觉调剂同缓冲空间。
    市鎮中心有大量高樓大廈聚集,社區會堂、學校呢啲矮嘅建築物可以作為當中嘅視覺調劑同緩衝空間。
    si5 zan3 zung1 sam1 jau5 daai6 loeng6 gou1 lau4 daai6 haa6 zeoi6 zaap6, se5 keoi1 wui6 tong4, hok6 haau6 ni1 di1 ai2 ge3 gin3 zuk1 mat6 ho2 ji5 zok3 wai4 dong1 zung1 ge3 si6 gok3 tiu4 zai1 tung4 wun4 cung1 hung1 gaan1.
    • In the urban core, a great number of tall buildings cluster. Low buildings like community halls and schools can be used as visual and spatial relief inside.
  4. Cantonese
    矮瓜又叫茄子。
    矮瓜又叫茄子。
    ai2 gwaa1 jau6 giu3 ke2 zi2.
    • Eggplants are also called aubergines.
  5. Cantonese
    冥王星系太阳系最大嘅矮行星。
    冥王星係太陽係最大嘅矮行星。
    ming5 wong4 sing1 hai6 taai3 joeng4 hai6 zeoi3 daai6 ge3 ai2 hang4 sing1.
    • Pluto is the largest dwarf planet of the solar system.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    矮矮地
    矮矮地
    ai2 ai2 dei2
    • kind of short
  2. Mandarin
    驼背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、长癣的、长疥的,或是损坏肾子的,都不可近前来。
    駝背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、長癬的、長疥的,或是損壞腎子的,都不可近前來。
    tuó bèi de , ǎi cuó de , yǎn jing yǒu máo bìng de , zhǎng xuǎn de , zhǎng jiè de , huò shì sǔn huài shèn zi de , dōu bù kě jìn qián lái .
    • he shall not draw near: […] hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles [World English Bible]