to give birth to a boy; to have a son
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give birth to a boy
archaic古人把璋给男孩子玩，璋是一种玉器。这是一种极为古典的书面祝贺用语，在现代中文中极少使用，主要出现在古籍或仿古文体中。
Gōng恭
xǐ喜
fǔ府
shàng上
nòng弄
zhāng璋
zhī之
xǐ喜
！
Congratulations on the joyous occasion of a son being born to your household!
Jiù旧
shí时
xìn信
hán函
cháng常
xiě写
“
wén闻
jūn君
nòng弄
zhāng璋
，
jǐn谨
biǎo表
hè贺
chén忱
”
。
Old-time letters often wrote, 'Upon hearing of your son's birth, I respectfully extend my congratulations.'
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《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
nòng弄
zhāng璋
nòng弄
wǎ瓦
zhī之
shuō说
。
There is talk of 'nòng zhāng' (for a boy) and 'nòng wǎ' (for a girl) in the Book of Songs.