doi6 caan2待產待产

Jyutpingdoi6 caan2

Yaledoih cháan

動詞

Definition

To be about to give birth; to expect a baby.

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How it's used

This term is primarily used in formal or medical contexts to describe the period immediately preceding labor. While it is understood in daily conversation, people often use more casual phrases like 等生仔 or 就嚟生嚟表達 the same idea. It specifically refers to the final stage of pregnancy when the mother is waiting for the delivery to begin.

Examples

keoi5佢ji1依gaa1家喺hai2醫ji1院jyun2待doi6產caan2呀。

She is currently in the hospital waiting to give birth.

nei5你lou5老po4婆hai6係mai6咪zeon2準bei6備heoi3去doi6待caan2產laa3喇？

Is your wife getting ready to go and give birth?

Common phrases

jap6入jyun2院doi6待caan2產

admitted to hospital to await childbirth

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this to mean being pregnant in general, but it specifically implies the very end of the pregnancy term when the mother is already preparing for the imminent birth.