生勾勾

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook
simp. and trad. (生勾勾)		生	勾	勾
alternative forms		生拗拗 生歐歐／生欧欧

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ ngau¹ ngau¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ ngau¹ ngau¹
    • Yale: sāang ngāu ngāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ ngau¹ ngau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ ngeo¹ ngeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

生勾勾

1. (Cantonese, ideophonic) alive
2. (Cantonese, ideophonic, of fruits) unripe
3. (Cantonese, ideophonic, of food) uncooked; raw

Synonyms

• (alive): 活生生 (huóshēngshēng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “alive”): 死咕咕 (sei² gu⁴ gu⁴)