yá
伢
child; kid; youngster (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
child; kid; youngster
dialectUsed chiefly in the Xiang (Hunan), Gan (Jiangxi), and some Southwestern Mandarin dialects (e.g., Wuhan) to refer to a young child. Often appears in compounds like 伢子 or 细伢子.
Xì细
yá伢
zi子
，
mò莫
luàn乱
pǎo跑
。
Little kid, don't run around.
Tā他
shì是
nǎ哪
ge个
wū屋
lǐ里
de的
xiǎo小
yá伢
？
Whose child is he?
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Zhè这
xiē些
yá伢
er儿
dōu都
mán蛮
cōng聪
ming明
。
These kids are all quite smart.
Zhāng张
shěn婶
jiā家
xīn新
tiān添
le了
yī一
ge个
yá伢
。
Aunt Zhang's family has a new baby.