Can02 Flashcards
慢慢讀
to study slowly; Var: 好慢噉讀
maan maan duk
你今日去唔去香港呀？
Are you going to Hong Kong today?
neih gam jat heoi m heoi hoeng gong aa?
呢啲橙甜唔甜呀? (酸)
唔甜, 呢啲橙唔甜, 好酸.
thim) vs. (syun
手裡
(situation) in (somebody’s) hands
sau leoi
極之
very; most; extremely
gik zi
極度
extremely
gik dou
你噏乜春?
what the hell are you talking about?
neih ap (ngap) mat ceon?
春裝
clothing or apparel for the spring
ceon zong
抄寫
to copy down; to transcribe
caau se
抄貓
a copycat
caau maau
照抄
copy word for word
ziu caau
抄字典
search/flip through a dictionary
caau zi din
怒目
[adv] with glaring eyes; gloweringly
nou muk
怒火
[n] rage; fury
nou fo
樂與怒
rock’n roll
lok jyu nou
短信
text message; SMS
dyun seon
簡短介紹
brief introduction (gaan dyun gaai ziu)
簡短
brief; short time; short duration
gaan dyun
短程
short distance (dyun cing)
短褲
shorts
dyun fu
短期
short-term
dyun kei
悔意
expression of repentance; sense of contrition
fui ji
悔婚
to back out after already being engaged to marry
fui fan
膽粗
bold, daring, adventurous
daam cou
膽粗粗
bold, daring, adventurous
daam cou cou
粗心
careless
cou sam
粗心大意
careless; negligent
cou sam daai ji
粗魯
rough; rash; gauche; boorish; unrefined; clumsy; rude
cou lou
粗度
roughness | ant: 幼度
cou dou
粗
[1] rough; coarse; crude [2] careless; negilgent; inattentive [3] roughly; slightly [4] thick; bulky; wide; large [5] gruff; husky; loud [6] rude; vulgar; unrefined (cou)
成
[7] [粵] [adv] almost; nearly [8] [國] [adj] acceptable; all right; okay
[9] [國] [adj] capable; able; terrific to accomplish; to become; fully developed; entire; ready-made
Jyutping sing4 is literary reading; seng4 is colloquial.
(seng)
成
[1] [v] succeed; accomplish; complete/ 2] [n] achievement; result; success
[3] [v] grow; develop; become; turn into [4] [v] amount to (a considerable number)
[5] [n] one tenth; 10 per cent [6] [粵] [adj] whole; full
Jyutping sing4 is literary reading; seng4 is colloquial.
(seng)
顧左右而言他
to avoid the topic of discussion; to try to change the subject (lit. to look left and right, then talk of something else)
(gu zo jau ji jin taa)
顧客
client, customer
gu haak
顧問
adviser, consultant
gu man
唔顧他人嘅感受
inconsiderate
m gu taa jan ge gam sau
顧住
[1] take care; be careful; look after | Mand.: 留意
[2] (same as 掛住) keep thinking about |
(gu zyu)
好慢噉讀
to study slowly; Var: 慢慢讀
hou maan gam duk
讀過
have read about it
duk gwo
罐頭食物
canned food
gun tau sik mat
罐頭刀
can opener (gun tau dou)
罐頭
can; tin can
gun tau
坐吓
sit for a while (sit a bit)
zo haa
式樣
style; type
sik joeng
難以
hard to
naan ji
共和國
republic
gung wo gwok
新
[1] new; novel; fresh; up to date [2] beginning; starting [3] recent; modern [4] neo-
(san)
炸春卷
imperial rolls (deep fried spring rolls) (zaa ceon gyun)
春捲
spring roll (sometimes also called egg roll) -- a fried roll featuring a light pastry wrap filled with minced vegetables and (optionally) meat -- also seen written as 春卷 (ceon gyun)
你鍾意食乜嘢呀?
What do you like to eat?
neih jung-yi sihk mat-yeh aa?
陣先生__鍾意__飲__乜嘢___茶___呀?
Subject + jungly + Verb + mat yeh + Object + a?
What kind of tea does Mr. Chan like? (to drink)
(Chahn sin saang jung-yi yam mat-yeh chah aa?)
第二啲
other; else
廣東話字幕
Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD) (gwon dong waa zi mok)
字幕
subtitle (on TV , DVD)
zi mok
追問
to interrogate; to pursue a matter by intensive questioning
zeoi man
追求
to pursue; to seek (a goal etc.)
zeoi kau
鬧鐘
alarm clock
naau zung
監聽
monitoring; to listen in
gaam teng
監粗
to act recklessly
gaam cou
嬲怒
angry
nau nou
狂怒
furious, wild with rage
kong nou
抄醒
wake sb up from sleep
caau seng
讀書
to read a book; to study; to attend school or college
duk syu
冇
not to have
mou
便
[4] excrement or urine; relieve onself
[5] soon afterwards; then; in that case | [粵] 就
[6] even if; even though | often used as 即便
(bin)
你聽日去唔去我屋企飲下午茶呀?
Are you going to my home tomorrow for afternoon tea?
neih teng jat heoi m heoi ngoh uk kei jam haa ng caa aa?
下午茶
afternoon tea ("High Tea")
(haa ng caa)極
extreme; extremely; highest; utmost; furthest; final; farthest; topmost
(gik)
你下個禮拜嚟唔嚟探我呀 ?
Are you coming to see (visit) me next week?
neih haa go lai baai lai m lai taam ngoh aa?
踢足球
playing football
tek zuk kau
師傅
an expert in his/her field; a master / an address for service workers | eg. 電腦師傅 computer technician
(si fu)
一啲都唔好
very bad (yat di dou mh hou)
一個
one (portion)
jat go
啲 -> Objective case
It should be note that Cantonese only uses “啲” for “some” when it modifies a Noun in the Objective case.
學校有啲日本人. (There are some Japanese in the school.)
陣先生 + 唔嚟 + 我寫字樓.
陣先生唔嚟我學校.
千
thousand
cin
李小姐今日返唔返學呀？
Is Miss Lee going to school today?
經
[3] common or customary ways; rules; regulations [4] [v] plan; arrange; regulate; rule; manage; deal in; engage
(ging)
經
[v] classic works; religious scriptures; books of significant value [2] [n] warp of a fabric; things running lengthwise
(ging)
釣
[1] [v] fish (with a hook and a line); angle [2] [v] lure; tempt [3] [n] fishhook
(diu)
顧
[1] [v] look at; look around; look behind
[2] [v] look after; attend to; take into consideration
[3] [v] visit; call on; patronize
[4] [n] customer; patron; client
[5] [n] a Chinese family name
(gu)
己
[1] [pron] oneself; one’s own; personal
gei
自己
oneself; self (i.e. 我自己 = myself)
zi gei
味
[1] [n] taste; flavour; delicacy [2] [n] smell; odour; scent [3] [n] interest; relish; mood [4] [v] reflect on; ponder/chew over [5] [classifier] ingredient (herbs); dish (food) (mei)
味道
taste, flavour, smell | [粵]: also 味
mei dou
袋
[1] [n, classifier] pocket; bag; sack; pouch[2] [粵] [v] put sth into pocket
(doi)
笑
[1] [v] smile; laugh; grin; giggle; snicker; titter; chuckle [2] [v] ridicule; deride; jeer
(siu)
相
[1] mutually; reciprocally; with each other [2] [prep] toward [1] appearance; looks; posture [2] appraise; assess; examine [3] prime minister; premier (soeng)
相
photo; picture; image
(Classifier(s): 張 (for photo))
(soeng)
盾
[1] shield; shield-shaped object
teon
矛
spear; pike; lance
maau
論論盡盡
very clumsy
leon leon zeon zeon
決
[1] [v] decide; determine; conclude; judge [2] [v] brust; break (dike) [3] certain; sure; definite [4] [v] put someone to death; execute a person
(kyut)
論
1] [v] debate; dispute; argue [2] [v] discuss; discourse; comment on; appraise; evaluate; talk about [3] [n] theory; system of thoughts; dissertation; essay [4] [v] mention; regard; consider [5] by; in terms of
(leon)
盡
[1] exhaust; use up [2] deplete [3] entirely; totally; completely
(zeon)
定
[1] [v] order; book; subscribe | [variant] 訂 [2] [n] deposit; downpayment | [variant] 訂
(deng)
定
[1] [adj] stable; calm; composed
[2] [v] decide; fix; set; settle
[3] [adv] surely; certainly; definitely
(ding)
決定
to decide; decision
kyut ding
備
[1] [n] sense of completeness; perfection [2] [v] be equipped with [3] [v] get ready [4] [v] prepare against [5] fully; in every possible way
(bei)
短
[1] short; brief [2] [v] be deficient; want; lack; owe; lacking [3] shortcomings; faults; mistakes
(dyun)
住
[1] [v] live; reside; stay; dwell; inhabit [2] stop; cease [3] verb particle marking the extensional aspect
(zyu)
願
[1] [n] wish; hope; desire; aspiration [2] [v] be willing; be ready; wish to [3] [n] vow (made before Buddha or a god) (Classifier(s): 個) (jyun)
願意
to be willing (to do something)
jyun ji
夢
[1] [n] dream; visionary [2] [v] dream; see visions [3] wishful thinking; wishful
(mung)
讀
[1] read; pronounce; read aloud [2] attend school; study
duk
木
[1] [n] tree [2] wood; lumber; timber [3] made of wood; wooden [4] simple; honest [5] senseless; benumbed; dull [6] [n] coffin
(muk)
幕
[1] tent; canopy [2] curtain; screen [3] office of a commanding general [4] act of a play; scene (mok)
叻
[粵] lek1 - Cantonese only[adj] smart; clever; competent
lek
摷
[1] search for; look for | [variant] 抄
caau
抄
[粵] caau3 - Cantonese only
rummage; search slovenly | [variant] 摷 (caau - search for)
(caau)
抄
[1] copy; transcribe; duplicate [2] plagiarize; pirate; crib [3] ransack; raid; seize [4] take a shortcut; cut corners [5] fold (one's arms) (caau)
奶
[1] milk [2] woman’s breasts [3] grandma; nurse [4] [v] feed with milk; [v] breast-feed; nurse
(naai)
禮
[1] [n] social custom; rites; ceremony [2] [n] manners; courtesy; propriety; decorum; politeness; civility; etiquette [3] [n] gift; present [4] a Chinese family name
(lai)
雞
[1] chicken; hen; cock; domestic fowl[2] a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
(gai)
街
[n] street; road; thoroughfare
(Classifier(s): 條)
(gaai)
監
[1] [v] supervise; inspect; watch [2] [n] prison; jail; gaol [3] [v] put in jail; take into custody [4] [粵] [v] compel; coerce; force (gaam)
金
[1] gold [2] metal; metals in general [2] [n] money; wealth [4] weapons; arms [5] precious; excellent; fine [6] golden [7] durable [8] name of the Tungusic dynasty (1115-1234), which dominated Manchuria and North China [9] a Chinese family name
(gam)
返
return; come/go back; restore
faan
分
[n] unit of length (centimeter), area, weight, money (one cent), interest rate, time (one minute), etc [n] unit to express fractions and percentages
(fan)
間
[1] [n] opening; gap; break
[2] [v] separate; alternate; partition
[3] [v] sow discord; drive a wedge
(gaan)
間
[1] [n] space between; relationship among; interval
[2] [n] (within) a definite time or space
[3] [n] room; cubicle; workshop
[4] classifier for shop, house, bedroom, etc
(gaan)
怒
P1] [n,v] anger; fury; take offence [2] vigorous; raging; surging; scolding
(nou)
教
[1] [v] teach; instruct; educate
[2] [n] religion; teaching; instruction
[3] [v] [colloquial] cause; make (oneself)
(gaau)
米
[1] uncooked/hulled/husked rice [2] shelled/husked seed [3] grain-like things [4] metre (unit of length) (mai)
西
[1] west(ern); the west [2] Western; the West; European; American; Occidental; foreign [3] a Chinese family name
(sai)
叫
[1] [v] cry; shout; hail; scream [2] [v] be called; known as [3] [v] call; summon [4] [v] cause
(giu)
出
[1] [v] go out; come out [2] [v] produce; reproduce
ceot
著
[1] [adj] famous; celebrated; prominent [2] [v] write; compile; record [3] [n] writing; book; literary work [4] [n] aboriginal; aborigine (zyu)
糖
sugar
candy; sweets
(tong)
落
[v] deliver; put in; apply - Cantonese only
lok
綠
1] green (color)
luk
花
[1] [n] flower; blossom [2] a flowering plant [3] [n] prostitute; prostitution [4] used in smallpox [5] varicolored [6] fireworks [7] [v] spend; expend
(faa)
經
[7] as a result; after [8] [v] pass through; pass by [9] [v] stand; bear; endure [10] longitude [11] a Chinese family name(ging)
食
1] [v] eat; have a meal |
[2] [n] food; meal; (poultry) feed
[3] [n] sth edible; sth used for cooking
(sik)
卡
1] [n] abbreviated form for calorie
[2] [n] lorry; truck
[3] [n] checkpoint; customs barrier; roadblock
[4] [v] get stuck; be jammed; choke
[n] card (phone ~, bank ~, birthday ~, etc)
(kaat)
簽
[1] [v] sign one’s name; put down one’s signature; subscribe; endorse [2] bamboo slips used for drawings lots or divinations [3] [n] label
(cim)
咭
card (such as bank ~, credit ~, birthday ~, etc)
kaat
慢
[1] slow; sluggish [2] negligent [3] haughty; rude; disrespectful; arrogant; supercilious [4] [v] postpone; defer
(maan)
咳
cough
kat
問
[1] [v] ask; inquire [2] [v] ask about; inquire after [3] [v] interrogate; examine [4] [v] hold responsible
(man)
心
[1] [n] heart [2] mind [3] conscience; moral nature [4] intention; idea; ambition; design [5] [n] core; middle; center; inside [6] one of the 28 constellations
(sam)
書
[1] [n] book; writings [2] [n] document; certificate; letter [3] [v] write; describe [4] [n] style of calligraphy; script (syu)
靚
summon; dress up beautifully, doll up; still, quiet, tranquil[粵] nice, good, excellent, esteemed, beautiful
(leng)
道
傲
[1] proud; haughty; overbearing; defiant [2] [v] disdainful; to despise; to look down upon; contemptuous [3] rash and impatient
(ngou)
驕
[1] arrogant; conceited; proud
[2] fierce; intense; severe
[3] spoiled; favourite; untamed
(giu)
電
[1] electricity; electric; lightning [2] short for cable or telegram
(din)
自
[1] self; private; personal [2] from [3] natural; naturally
zi
雪
[1] snow
[2] [粵]: man made ice and ice products
[3] [v] wipe away; wash away; clean
(syut)
同
[1] same; similar; identical [2] together; in common [3] with; as; like [4] and; as well as [5] [粵] for; on behalf of (tung)
改
[1] change; convert; transform
[2] revise; correct; amend
[3] switch over to; turn to; change to
(goi)
亂
[1] [adj] disorderly; messy; riotous [2] [adj] upset; perturbed; confused [3] [adv] indiscriminately; arbitrarily; at random [4] [v] jumble up; throw into chaos; confuse
(lyun)
訂
order; subscribe to; book; reserve
[1] conclude; draw up; agree on; fix
[2] revise; edit; amend; make corrections
(deng)
廣告
advertisement; ad (Cantonese also uses 告白)
gwong gou
送
[1] send; deliver; dispatch; convey [2] give (as a gift); present [3] see sb off/out; accompany sb to; take/drive sb to [4] lose; waste (sung)
跟
[1] [n] heel [2] [v] follow [3] [v] attend upon [4] and; with
(gan) (e.g. 我跟你)
高
[1] high; tall [2] lofty [3] of a high level or degree; above the average
(gou)
香
[1] fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; balmy [2] tasty; delicious [3] fair; beautiful [4] incense; spice; balm
(hoeng)
照顧
to look after; to care for; to consider
ziu gu
舞
[1] dance; dancing
[2] brandish; wield; wave
[3] play with; engage in
(mou)
妹妹
younger sister | Cant. also ‘細妹’
mui mui
細
[2] tiny; small; little (often used in spoken Cantonese to describe objects or animals)
[3] slender; thin; tall but lean; slim
[4] petty; trifling; detailed
[5] precise; exquisite; delicate (workmanship, etc.)
(sai)
細妹
younger sister
sai mui
奇妙
wonderful; fantastic
kei miu
奇
1] [adj] strange; rare; queer; unusual [2] [adj] unexpected; unpredictable [3] [v] surprise; astonish; wonder [4] [adv] very; extremely; extraordinarily (kei)
奇
[1] [adj] odd (number) |
[2] [n] fractional amount; remainder
(gei)
妙
[1] wonderful; excellent; fantastic [2] ingenious; subtle; intriguing
(miu)
後悔
remorse; repent; regret doing something.
hau fui
後
[1] behind; rear; at the back of [2] afterwards; [v] come after [3] descendents; posterity [4] an auxiliary verb to indicate ‘then’ or ‘afterwards’ [5] a Chinese family name
(hau)
悔
[v] repent; remorse; regret
fui
開會
to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting; to have a meeting
hoi wui
再見
goodbye; see you soon
eg: “下星期再見” - see you next week
(zoi gin)
再
[1] again; repeated; re-; in addition; once more; more [2] still; further; then
(zoi)
應該
should, ought to | [粵]: also 應份
jing goi
應
1] should; ought to; must; need [2] promise; consent; agree [1] answer; respond to; echo [2] grant; accept [3] deal with; cope with; handle [4] suit; confirm a Chinese surname (jing)
該
[1] should; ought to; need to; obliged to [2] fated to; preordained [3] [v] owe [4] that; the said (person, matter, place, etc.) [5] [v] be somebody’s turn to do something [6] [v] deserve [7] inclusive; complete
(goi)
告
[1] inform; notify; report to [2] proclaim; declare; announce [3] prosecute; sue; accuse [4] complain about; tell on [5] ask for; request; solicit (gou)
白
[1] white; clear; pure; unblemished; bright; clean; plain [2] empty; blank [3] in vain; for nothing [4] free of charge; gratis [5] the spoken part in an opera, etc. [6] [v] state; explain [7] a Chinese family name
(baak)
電腦
computer
din nou
告白
[1] advertisement; ad (Cantonese only; Standard Chinese: 廣告) [2] public statement (both Cantonese and Standard Chinese)
(gou baak)
腦
the brain
nou
菜
[1] [n] vegetables; greens [2] food eaten with rice or alcoholic drinks [3] [n] dish; course; 4) food category
(coi)
魚
[1][n] fish
(Classifier(s): 條)
(jyu)
群
[1] [n] crowd; group; multitude; mass
[2] [adj] multitudinous; numerous
[3] [classifier] group; flock; herd; swarm
(kwan)
褲
trousers; pants
(Classifier(s): 條)
(fu)
鬧
[1] [v] disturb; agitate; trouble [2] [v] experience; suffer (disasters, sickness, etc.) [3] noisy; uproarious; stormy; clamorous [4] [粵] to scold, to blame
(naau)
喪
1] [v] lose; be deprived of; die
[2] [v] be disappointed; be disheartened
(song)
信用卡
[1] credit card [2] [粵]: 信用咭
seon jung kaat
嘥
[1] [v] waste; squander; ruin [2] [adj] wasteful; extravagant [3] [v] miss; let go; lose (a chance) [4] [v] debase; vilify; taunt (sb) / to waste (saai)
春
[1] spring; first of the four seasons [2] sensuality; lustful; lewd; pornographic [3] alive; vitality; living [4] joyful [5 youth [6] wine (especially in the Tang dynasty)
(ceon)
追
1] chase; run after; pursue
[2] seek; go after; hunt for
[3] court (a female); woo; chase after
[4] trace; look into; get to the bottom of
[5] recall; think back; do sth retroactively
(zeoi)
吹
[1] [v] blow; puff [2] brag; boast; praise in exaggerated words [3] [v] break up
(ceoi)
弓
[1] [n] bow (archery)
[2] curved; arched; bent
[3] a measure of length (equal to five Chinese feet)
(gung)
罐
a can; metal container; pot; jar; pitcher (used as a classifier for beer; Coke - 罐啤酒)
(gun)
告
advise; counsel; admonish
gou
落
[1] [v] fall; drop; decline / [2] [v] descend; go down; let fall / [3] [v] settle down; cease; finish
[4] [v] get; have; receive / [5] [v] lag behind; fall behind / [6] [n] settlement; village; tribe
[adj] natural and poised (lok)
驕傲
proud; arrogant; conceited
giu ngou
自相矛盾
to contradict oneself
zi soeng maau teon
咁, 你呢?
Well, how about you?
日本人
Japanese person
