tung4 sing1童星
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Yaletùhng sīng
Definition
Child star; a child actor, actress, or entertainer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to children who are active in the entertainment industry, often appearing in television dramas or commercials. It carries a slightly nostalgic tone when discussing celebrities who grew up in the public eye. While it describes a profession, it is frequently used to identify someone's past background rather than their current job title.
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He was a child actor when he was young and filmed many commercials.
Did you watch that child actor perform when you were little?
Related words
Common phrases
to work as a child actor
to have started one's career as a child actor
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
