birth of a son; be delivered of a boy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give birth to a child (especially a boy)
archaicAn archaic term used in traditional Chinese culture to announce the birth of a son, often contrasted with 弄瓦 (nòng wǎ, the birth of a daughter). Rarely used in modern contexts except historically or dialectally.
Lǎo老
Wáng王
jiā家
zuó昨
tiān天
tiān天
dīng丁
le了
，
shēng生
le了
ge个
dà大
pàng胖
xiǎo小
zi子
。
The Wang family was delivered of a son yesterday, giving birth to a big chubby baby boy.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
tiān天
dīng丁
zhī之
hòu后
yào要
pài派
fā发
hóng红
jī鸡
dàn蛋
。
According to old customs, red eggs should be distributed after the birth of a son.
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Tā他
jiā家
sān三
dài代
dān单
chuán传
，
zhè这
huí回
zhōng终
yú于
tiān天
dīng丁
，
quán全
jiā家
huān欢
xǐ喜
。
His family has had only one son for three generations; this time they finally had a son, and the whole family is overjoyed.