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粵語辭叢

先生

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粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
sin1 saang1
01

對男士嘅稱謂(量詞:個) (mister; sir)

名詞

Examples

林先生

lam4 sin1 saang1

Mr. Lam

02

#老師 嘅尊稱(量詞:個/位) (teacher (an honorific to address a teacher))

Examples

先生,我想去洗手間啊!

sin1 saang1, ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 sai2 sau2 gaan1 aa3!

Teacher, may I go to the washroom?

03

#丈夫#老公 (one's husband)

Examples

你先生會唔會嚟㗎?

nei5 sin1 saang1 wui5 m4 wui5 lei4 gaa3?

Will your husband come?

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
sin1 saang1Original phonetic: /siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/
01

An honorific for adults, usually conferred on males: mister; sir; gentleman

Examples

王先生來了。

Mr. Wang has come.

王先生來矣。

Mr. Ong has come.

陳先生被原單位派遣到連鎖公司工作。

Mr. Chen was sent by his former organization to work at a chain company.

02

husband

03

one who was born earlier

Examples

誕彌厥月,先生如達。

When she had fulfilled her months, Her first-born son [came forth] like a lamb.

04

father and elder brother

05

ancestor

06

Taoist priest

07

doctor

Examples

大哥說:「今天請何先生來,給你診一診。」

My elder brother said, "Today, I've invited Dr. He to come and give you a check up."

08

traditional Chinese medicine physician

09

teacher

Examples

先生講,學生恬恬聽。

The teacher speaks, and the students silently listen.

列子曰:「嘻,子之先生死矣,弗活矣。」

他在學堂的時候,先生問他:「直隸省的西邊是哪一省?」他說是陝西。先生說:「錯了,是山西,不是陝西。」他說:「陝西同山西,不是差不多嗎?」

When he went to school, the teacher asked him: "Which province is west of Zhili Province?" He answered Shaanxi. The teacher said: "Wrong, it is Shanxi, not Shaanxi." He said: "Would Shaanxi and Shanxi not be close enough?"

10

female prostitute

粵語辭源: 78_4CantonWord
Jyutping:
sin1 saang1Original phonetic: xin1 sang1
01

老師。

02

對一般人的尊稱。

03

醫生。

04

引稱自己的丈夫或稱別人的丈夫。(饒秉才等:2020:461-462)

References:
  • 《弟子職第五十九》:~施教,弟子是則。溫恭自虛,所受是極。(《管子》卷十九葉五)
  • 《天瑞第一》:孔子遊於太山,見榮啟期行乎郕之野,鹿裘帶索,鼓琴而歌。孔子問曰:“~所以樂何也?”(《列子》卷一葉六)
現代粵語詞典: 20801CantonWord
Jyutping:
sin1 saang1
01

老师

Examples

张~

教书~。

02

对一般人的尊称。

03

医生。

04

丈夫,用于背称。

廣州話詞典(第2版): 9287CantonWord
Jyutping:
sin1 saang1Original phonetic: xin1 sɑng1
01

老师。

02

对一般人的尊称。

03

医生。

04

引称自己的丈夫或称别人的