zi6 zi2稚子
Jyutpingzi6 zi2
Yalejih jí
Definition
Young child; infant.
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How it's used
Literary and formal in tone, this term is rarely used in everyday spoken Cantonese. It is mostly encountered in written literature, poetry, or formal descriptions of children. For daily conversation, use 𡃁仔 or 細路仔 instead.
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go3個goExamples
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common everyday word, but using it in casual conversation will sound overly poetic or unnatural. Stick to colloquial terms like 細路仔 for normal social interactions.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
