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Adjectives Flashcards

1
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new

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san1

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old (not new)

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gau6

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old (person)

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lou5

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few

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siu2

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small

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sai3

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many

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do1

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wrong

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co3

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correct

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ngaam1

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good

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hou2

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bad quality/crap

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caa1

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bad/unpleasant/ugly/weakening

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soei1
soei1 zai2/lou2 = bad kid/dude
joeng2 soei1 = appearance ugly
soei1 lou5 = weak and feeble

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rotten/destroyed/corrupt/evil

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waai6
waai6 sam1 = evil (heart)
waai6 jan4 = villain
waai6 zo2 = broken/malf.ing/destroyed

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expensive

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gwai3

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cheap

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peng4

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long

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coeng4

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16
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short height

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ngai2

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tall

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gou1

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difficult

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naan4

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easy

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jung4 ji6

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simple

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gaan2 daan1

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21
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short length

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dyun2

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fat

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fei4

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thin

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sau3

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24
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clean

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gon1 zeng6

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dirty

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wu1 zou1 OR laat6 taat3

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red

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hong4

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yellow

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wong4

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blue

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laam4

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green

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lok6

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brown

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fe1 sik1

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black

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hak1

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white

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baak6

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grey

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fui1 sik1

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34
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colour

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ngaan4 sik1

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purple

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zi2 sik1

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orange

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caang2 sik1

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37
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gold

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gam1 sik1

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38
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loud volume

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daai6 seng1

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39
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quiet volume

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sai3 seng1

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noisy

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cou4

41
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bright
intense sun/UV

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gwong1
saai3

42
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dark

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hak1

43
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comfortable

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syu1 fuk6

44
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soft

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jyun5

45
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quiet/tranquil

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zing6 / on1 zing6

46
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hard (texture)

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ngaang6

47
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late

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ci4

48
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early

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zou2

49
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painful

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tung3

50
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deep

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sam1

51
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Normal/ordinary

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zing3 soeng4

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tasty/delicious

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mei6

53
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great!/tasty/good quality

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zeng3

54
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excellent (performance, skills)

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ging3

55
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opposite (reverse/antithesis)

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soeng1 faan2

56
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opposite (location)

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deoi3 min6

57
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shallow (not deep)

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cin2
shallow person = fu1 cin2

58
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busy

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mong4

59
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slow

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maan6

60
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fast

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faai3

61
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scary

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geng1

62
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rude

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mou5 lai5 maau6

63
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polite

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jau5 lai5 maau6

64
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upstairs

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lau4 soeng6

65
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downstairs

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lau4 haa6

66
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near

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kan5

67
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stinky

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cau3

68
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stupid

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on4 gau1

69
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thick

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hau5

70
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strong

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koeng4 zong3

71
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heavy

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cong5

72
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poor

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kung4

73
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form/shape

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jing4

74
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fluent

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lau4 lei6

75
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years old

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seoi3

76
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straight away

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zik1 hak1

77
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actually

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kei4 sat6

78
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popular (lit. received welcome)

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sau6 fun1 jing4

79
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dizzy (lit. head dizzy)

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tau4 wan4
“hou2 wan4”

80
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injured (lit. receive injury)

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sau6 soeng6

81
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sweet

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tim4

82
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salty

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haam4

83
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spicy (hot)

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laat6

84
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spicy (numb)

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maa4

85
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sour

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syun1

86
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bitter

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fu2

87
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umame

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sin1

88
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broken

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waai6 = malfunctioning/broken machine
laan6 = broken thing

89
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warm

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lyun5

90
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cool

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loeng4

91
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tired

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gui6

92
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full (food)

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baau2

93
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hungry

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tou5 ngo6

94
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hot

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jit6

95
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cold

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dong3

96
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careful

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siu2 sam1

97
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alone

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zi6 gei2 jat1 go3

Cantonese (7 decks)

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