"seed" meaning in Chinese

See seed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siːt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: Borrowed from English seed. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|seed}} English seed Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} seed, {{tlb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|Internet slang}} (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang)
  1. one who provides the files to others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet
    Sense id: en-seed-zh-noun-dMg8A2-f Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 46 45 9 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Hong Kong Cantonese: 38 37 25
  2. file(s) that are available for download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet Synonyms: 種子
    Sense id: en-seed-zh-noun-XAp5c1HG Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 46 45 9 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Hong Kong Cantonese: 38 37 25
  3. serial number or code of Japanese adult videos Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet
    Sense id: en-seed-zh-noun-JvIhwvDe Categories (other): Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Hong Kong Cantonese: 38 37 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 爆seed
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