kite (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
kite; paper kite (dialect term)
dialectA dialect term primarily used in Southern China, especially in Cantonese-speaking regions (where it is pronounced 'ji2 yiu6'). Literally means 'paper hawk'.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
fàng放
zhǐ纸
yào鹞
。
The children are flying kites in the square.
Zhè这
zhī只
zhǐ纸
yào鹞
fēi飞
de得
hěn很
gāo高
。
This kite is flying very high.
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Yé爷
ye爷
jiào教
wǒ我
zuò做
zhǐ纸
yào鹞
。
Grandpa taught me how to make a kite.
Zhǐ纸
yào鹞
shì是
Guǎng广
dōng东
huà话
duì对
fēng风
zheng筝
de的
chēng称
hu呼
。
Zhiyao is the Cantonese term for kite.