sub仔

Chinese

			minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (sub仔)		sub	仔
alternative forms		拾仔 十仔

Etymology

Clipping of English subcontractor + 仔

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ zai²
    • Yale: sahp jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

sub仔

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, construction) subcontractor