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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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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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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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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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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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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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quiet volume

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sai3 seng1

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noisy

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cou4

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bright
intense sun/UV

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gwong1
saai3

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dark

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comfortable

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soft

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quiet/tranquil

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zing6 / on1 zing6

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hard (texture)

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late

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early

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painful

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deep

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Normal/ordinary

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zing3 soeng4

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tasty/delicious

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great!/tasty/good quality

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excellent (performance, skills)

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opposite (reverse/antithesis)

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soeng1 faan2

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opposite (location)

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deoi3 min6

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shallow (not deep)

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cin2
shallow person = fu1 cin2

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busy

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slow

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fast

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scary

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rude

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mou5 lai5 maau6

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polite

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jau5 lai5 maau6

64
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upstairs

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lau4 soeng6

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downstairs

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near

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stinky

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stupid

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thick

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strong

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koeng4 zong3

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heavy

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poor

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form/shape

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fluent

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years old

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straight away

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actually

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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”

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injured (lit. receive injury)

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sau6 soeng6

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sweet

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salty

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spicy (hot)

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spicy (numb)

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sour

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bitter

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umame

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broken

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waai6 = malfunctioning/broken machine
laan6 = broken thing

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warm

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cool

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tired

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full (food)

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hungry

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hot

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cold

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careful

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alone

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zi6 gei2 jat1 go3

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dry

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wet

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troublesome/annoying

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maa4 faan4

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bored

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humid/damp

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clear (intelligible)

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nervous

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gan2 zoeng1

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