Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
医 |
yì |
1. Simplified form of 醫 |
生 |
shēng, shēn |
1. to live; to subsist; to exist | |
2. to grow; to develop; to bud |
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3. (causative) to bear; to give birth; to bring up; to rear |
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他 妻子 生 了 一 對 雙胞胎 女孩。 (Tā qīzǐ shēng le yī duì shuāngbāotāi nǚhái.) - His wife gave birth to twin girls. |
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4. to be born; to come into existence |
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他 生 在 中國。 (Tā shēng zài zhōngguó.) - He was born in China. |
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5. pupil; disciple; student |
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你 作為 全日制 生 必須 定期 上課。 (Nǐ zuòwèi quánrìzhì shēng bìxū dìngqī shàngkè.) - As a full-time student, you should attend classes on a regular basis. |
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6. (historical) scholar; Confucian scholar |
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7. (opera) actor or male character |
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8. Short for 先生 (gentleman) |
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9. (Cantonese, honorific, suffix) Short for 先生 (Mr.) |
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10. 陳 生 - Mr. Chan |
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11. having life; live |
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(syn, zh, 活) |
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規矩 係 死 嘅,人 係 生 嘅。 - Rules are lifeless; humans are not. |
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條 魚jyu4-2 啱啱 喺 條 河 度 釣 上soeng5 嚟,仲 係 生saang1 嘅。 - The fish was just caught with a hook and line from the river. It is still alive. |
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12. life; existence; being; living |
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殺生 (shāshēng) - to destroy a life |
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13. fresh; not stale |
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14. unripe |
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15. raw; uncooked |
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(ant, zh, 熟) |
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生 洋蔥 (shēng yángcōng) - raw onions |
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我 覺gok3得 呢ni1 塊 肉 仲係 太 生。 - I think this piece of meat is too raw. |
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16. (historical ethnography) uncultured; uncultivated; wild; uncivilized; savage |
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生 黎 (shēng Lí) - wild Li |
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17. strange; unfamiliar |
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生人 (shēngrén) - stranger |
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18. mechanically; forcedly |
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19. very; quite; extremely |
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生怕 (shēngpà) - to fear; to be afraid of |
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20. vivid; strong; forceful |
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21. innate; natural; born with |
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22. living things; organism |
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23. livelihood; subsistence |
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謀生 (móushēng) - to make a living |
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24. lifetime; all one's life |
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來生 (láishēng) - afterlife |
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25. birthday; anniversary |
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慶生 (qìngshēng) - to celebrate one's birthday |
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26. to bring back to life; to revive; to rescue |
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27. to generate; to breed; to create |
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28. to manufacture; to produce |
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29. to happen; to occur; to take place |
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30. to catch (a disease) |
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我 生 了 什麼 病? (Wǒ shēng le shénme bìng?) - What disease have I got? |
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生seⁿ蛇 (seⁿ-chôa) - to have shingles, MN |
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31. to be infested by a parasite |
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生 跳蚤 (shēng tiàozǎo) - to be infested with fleas |
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生 蝨乸 - to be infested with lice |
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32. (Buddhism) to go into society; to be reincarnated |
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33. (dialectal) to set up; to put in; to settle |
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34. to light; to ignite (a fire) |
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母親 沒 有 生 爐子zi。 (Mǔqīn méi yǒu shēng lúzi.) - Mother did not light the stove. |
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35. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note high do (1̇). |
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(syn, zh, 仩) |
sāng |
36. (Hong Kong, honorific, suffix) -san, when referring to a Japanese person |