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1
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乜嘢?

A

what?

mat jeh

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介入

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to intervene; to step in

gaai jap

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毫

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a dime; 10 cents ($0.10)

hou

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就嚟得啦

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nearly/almost finish

zau lai dak laa

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我唔記得佢叫乜名。

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I can’t recall his name.

ngoh m gei dak keoi giu mat meng.

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職業

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a profession; an occupation

jik-yihp / zik - jip

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7
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佢有病 ,我係金小姐嘅同事.

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She is ill , I am Miss Kim’s colleague.

keoi jau beng, ngoh haih kam siu ze ge tung si

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唔係, 我唔係秘書, 我係經理.

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No, I am not a secretary, I am a manager.

mh haih, ngoh mh haih bei syu, ngoh hai ging leih.

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我都係經理.

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I am also a manager.

ngoh dou haih ging leih.

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金小姐係韓國人,你係唔係韓國人呀?

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Miss Kim is a South-Korean, are you Sourth-Korean.

kam siu ze haih hohk gwok yahn, neih haih mh haih hohk gwok yahn aa ?

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我又唔係韓國人, 又唔係美國人.

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I am neither South-Korean nor American.

ngoh yauh mh haih hohk gwok yahn, yauh mh haih mei gwok yahn.

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12
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等陣

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Later

deng-jahn /zan

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13
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接近

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to be close to; near

zip gan

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14
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唔嚟, 我今日唔嚟你學校.

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No, I am not coming to your school today.

m lai, ngoh gam jat m lai neih hok haau

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汽水啤酒

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soft drinks and beer

hei seoi be zau

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16
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我公司

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my company

ngoh gong si

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17
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都幾

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“都幾” is weaker than “好”, it means “Quite”, “Rather”

dou gei

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18
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返屋企

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return home; go home

faan uk kei

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19
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緊要

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important

gan jiu

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20
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左便

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left / it on the left side (direction);the left side

zo bin

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右便

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right / it’s on the right side (direction); the right side

jau bin

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就快, 搞掂

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nearly, finish

zau faai, gaau dim

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23
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我幾好呀！番左2日工又放假

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I’m fine! 2 days work and then I have holidays again!!

番工 - faan gung

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24
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你鍾唔鍾意睇書呀?

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Do you like reading books?

Neih zung m zung ji tai syu aa?

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25
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我可唔可以要啲 …糖/奶/水 …唔該.

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Can I have some sugar/milk/water/… please?

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26
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多啲 …糖/奶/水…唔該.

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More sugar/milk/water please.

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27
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辛苦

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difficult; laborious

san fu

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28
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授獎

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to award a prize

sau zoeng

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29
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授受

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to give and accept

sau sau

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30
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授意

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to inspire; to incite; to hint at or suggest something

sau ji

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31
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交通工具

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transportation vehicles (especially land vehicles, but can also include aircraft and watercraft)
(gaau tung gung geoi)
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32
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冇咁

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not so; not very; not that | Syn.: 唔係幾

mou gam

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33
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老陳 , 我弟一次嚟倫敦 , 請你話我聽去邊處(邊度)玩好呢 ?

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Chan, old chap, I’m going the first time to London, please tell me (you say and I listen to) where do you entertain yourself? (where are the places to have fun?)
(lou can , ngoh tai jat ci lai leon deon, cing neih waa ngoh teng heoi bin syu (bin dou) waan hou ne ?)

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34
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陳皮雞

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orange-flavored chicken

can pei gai

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35
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陳皮梅

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preserved prune; chan pei mui plum: it is sweet, moist, black, and has an orange peel taste to it
(can pei mui)

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36
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陳列室

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showroom; exhibition room

can lit sat

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37
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陳列

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(n.) (v.) exhibit; display

can lit

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38
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抽空

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to find time to do sth.

cau hung

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39
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抽氣

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ventilate; ventilation

cau hei

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40
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一鑊泡

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in a complete mess; in an awful state; confusion ensues

jat wok pou

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41
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發泡膠

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foam plastic

faat pou gaau

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42
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雞泡

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puffer; globe fish

gai pou

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43
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聲

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[1] [n] sound; voice; noise; tone [2]; music [3] [v] language; tongue [4] reputation; fame [5] [v] make known; (Classifier(s): 把) Jyutping sing1 is literary reading; seng1 is colloquial.
(seng)

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44
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左右

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approximately; almost; around

zo jau

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45
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陳

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[1] [v] arrange; display; lay out 
[2] [v] state; explain; narrate 
[3] [adj] old; stale; preserved for a long time 
[4] [n] a common Chinese surname
(can)
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46
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休克

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(medical) shock; to go into shock

jau hak

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林

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[1] [n] forest; grove; copse [2] [n] collection of books, works, literary extracts, etc. [3] circles; many; numerous; a great body of (capable persons, etc.) [4] a Chinese family name “Lam”
(lam)

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48
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早晨!
早晨!
小姐, 請問貴姓呀?
我姓林, 你呢?
我姓張. 我係德國人. 你係邊度人呀?
我係日本人.
A 
早晨!
早晨!
小姐, 請問貴姓呀?
我姓林, 你呢?
我姓張. 我係德國人. 你係邊度人呀?
我係日本人.
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49
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一樣

A

the same

jat joeng

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番

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[1] [n] foreign country/state
[2] [adj] foreign; barbarian; alien
[3] [measure] times; -fold; kind/sort of
[4] [v] take turns; do in turns 
[5] [粵] [adv] back; again; afresh
(faan)
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51
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番工

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to go to work |
this is a popular alternative/Var. 返工
(faan gung)

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52
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現在

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now; at present; currently; the present time

jin zoi

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53
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在

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(zoi) [1] at; in; on; up to [2] [v] rest with; consist in; depend on [3] [v] be alive; living; be present; exist [4] used to indicate a progressive tense
When used to show location, 在 can be ‘in’, ‘on ‘, or ‘to’ in Standard Chinese. In the sentences:
Hong Kong is in the south of China; Vietnam is on the south of China; Singapore is to the south of China; the Chinese preposition is 在 for all the three occasions. zoi

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54
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走

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[粵] run (see Note) [國] walk; go on foot [3] leave; go away; move
[4] leak; reveal; let out [5] lose the original shape, flavour, etc
Note: The meaning of “run” is mainly used in Cantonese, not in Mandarin. However, we can still find some idiomatic usage of “run” in Standard Written Chinese.
(zau)

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55
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動

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[1] [v] move; stir [2] [v] change; alter [3] [v] act; do [4] [v] touch (one’s heart); arouse; excite; move [5] [v] take up [6] [v] use [7] [v] eat or drink [8] movement; action; motion
(dung)

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56
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到

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[1] [v] arrive; reach; get to
[2] [v] go to; leave for
[3] [particle] used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree/extent
[particle] used after a verb to indicate attainment/achievement or potentiality
(dou)

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57
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放

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[5] distribute; hand out; lend for interest
[6] send into exile; exile; banish
[7] (of flowers) blossom; come into bloom
[8] enlarge; lengthen; let out/down
[9] graze; pasture; put out to feed
(fong)

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58
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放

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[1] let go; release; set free 
[2] let out; dismiss; take leave
[3] put; place; set; lay aside
[4] let off; set off; send out
(fong)
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職

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[1] [n] duty; profession; vocation; career [2] [n] office; official duties [3] [n] post; position [4] [v] govern; direct; manage [5] used in place of “I” in documents to a superior [6] only; particularly
(zik)

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具

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[1] tool; utensil; implement
[2] provide; furnish; fix
[3] capability; ability; talent 
[4] classifier for coffins, dead bodies, certain instruments, etc 
[5] possess; have; be eligible
[6] write out; sign; state 
(geoi)
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右

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[1] right [2] west [3] [v] assist; aid [4] [v] emphasise

jau

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62
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左手便

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left hand side |Syn.: 左便

zo sau bin

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左

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[1] left; left side [2] east; east side [3] unorthodox; improper [4] supporting; [v] assist [5] [v] be demoted; descend [6] inconvenience; inconvenient [7] erroneous; mistaken [8] unduly stubborn [9] a surname [10] [v] disobey; disregard
(zo)

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64
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起嚟

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[1] [adv] once you start; when it comes to
[2] [adv] upward; up; together
[3] [v] rise up; stand up
(hei lai)

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差

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[1] [adj] inferior; substandard; erroneous
[2] [v] diverge from; be dissimilar; fall short of
[3] [v] lack; be less than; be short of
(caa)

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66
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攪掂

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to settle everything; to fix a situation [Var.] 搞掂

gaau dim

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67
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辛

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1] hard; laborious 
[2] sad; miserable 
[3] pungent; hot (in flavour); acrid 
[4] eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 
[5] a Chinese family name
(san)
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泰

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[1] safe; stable; peaceful (2) shorten form of thailand
[3] extreme; most; excessive
(taai)

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69
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放膽

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to act boldly and with confidence

fong daam

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70
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何

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[1] what; why; where; when; which
[2] how (in exclamation and counter-question) 
[3] a Chinese family name 
[4] [古] synonym of 荷
(ho)
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71
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喂,  唔該你, 金小姐呀?
唔該! 等等!
喂.
請問係唔係金小姐呀?
係, 我係.
A 
喂,  唔該你, 金小姐呀?
唔該! 等等!
喂.
請問係唔係金小姐呀?
係, 我係.
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72
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呢間學校有冇日本人呀?
有,呢間學校有一個日本人.
嗰個日本人好唔好人呀?
好人, 嗰個日本人好好人.

A

呢間學校有冇日本人呀?
有,呢間學校有一個日本人.
嗰個日本人好唔好人呀?
好人, 嗰個日本人好好人.

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73
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陣(太)太有冇車呀?
有, 佢有兩架車.
佢兩架車靚唔靚呀?
唔靚, 佢兩架車都唔靚.

A

陣(太)太有冇車呀?
有, 佢有兩架車.
佢兩架車靚唔靚呀?
唔靚, 佢兩架車都唔靚.

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74
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小羊

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lamb

siu joeng

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75
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麵包

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bread | var. form: 麵飽

min baau

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芒

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[1] [loanword] mango[2] Chinese silver grass

mong

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足

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[1] foot; leg [2] enough; sufficient; adequate [3] fully; as much as
(zuk)

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蛋糕

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cake
Classifier(s): piece: 件
(daan gou)

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79
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芝

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[1] purplish mushroom symbolising nobility [2] a kind of fragrant herb [3] a Chinese family name [4] used in transliteration for 芝士 (cheese)
(zi)

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三文治

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sandwich - direct transliteration of the English word “sandwich”
(saam man zi)

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闆

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boss; proprietor; person in charge

baan

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熱

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[1] hot; heat; heated; burning [2] fever [3] earnest; ardent; zealous; enthusiastic; passionate
(jit)

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飲

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[1] [v,n] to drink; drinks; beverage
[2] [v] swallow (tears); nurse (grievance)
[3] [v] be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)
(jam)

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客

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[1] [n] guest [2] [n] customer [3] [n] stranger; alien; foreigner [4] [n] spectator; audience [5] [a] foreign; strange;
(haak)

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做乜

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[1] why; how come | synonyms: [粵] 點解;
[2] doing what; what are you doing; what’s your occupation
(zou mat)

86
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睇住

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[1] keep an eye on (sth. or sb.); to observe sth. keenly [2] (as a warning) look out; watch out; be careful; watch over
(tai zyu)

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唔好

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[1] no good; not good. Mand.: 不好. [2] do not; better not

mh hou

88
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响度

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[1] at this place; at that place

hoeng dou

89
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架

A

[measure] unit of vehicles, plane, piano, etc
for land vehicles, for aeroplanes, for machines such as TV sets, typewriters record players, radio set, etc.
(gaa)

90
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換

A

change; exchange; substitute; alter

wun

91
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護

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[1] [v] protect; guard; defend; shelter; shield [2] [v] take sides; be partial to
(wu)

92
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你講我知…

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Please let me know, …(neih gong ngoh zi … )

93
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咪

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[粵] mai1 - Cantonese only
[1] study hard; swot [2] microphone (transliteration of first syllable from 咪高峰)
[3] mile (transliteration of first part of English word)
(mai)

94
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咪

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[1] isn’t; wasn’t; aren’t (used as a syllable blending from m4hai6 唔係) [2] (often used with 囉) then; as a result; might just as well
(mai)

95
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咪

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(v) don’t; shouldn’t; mustn’t - Cantonese only

mai

96
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真是

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[1] it really is true; really | Cant.: 係; 真係 [2] is it really? | 係咩; 真係咩
(zan si)

97
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疋

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(cl.) bolt; roll (for cloth, piece goods)| Variant 匹, which used in simplified script, is sometimes also in used in traditional script.
(pat)

98
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匹

A 
[v] be equal to; be a match for
[n] one of a pair; mate
[cl] for horses, mules, etc.
[cl] simplified and sometimes traditional variant for 疋, a bolt/roll (of cloth, piece goods)
(pat)
99
Q

馬

A

[1] [n] horse [2] a Chinese family name [3] Kangxi radical 187
(Classifier(s): 匹)
(maa)

100
Q

泰國

A

Thailand[official translation recognized and used by the United Nations]
泰 - shortened form of ‘Thailand’
(taai gwok)

101
Q

响嗰度

A

[1] at that place [2] [Syn.] 响度 , 喺度

hoeng go dou

102
Q

閂窗

A

[v] to close windows

saan coeng

103
Q

响呢度

A

[1] at this place; at that place [2] contraction of 响度 ; 响嗰度

hoeng ni dou

104
Q

幾時幾日

A

when?; what date

gei si gei jat

105
Q

幾時先去食飯呀？

A

When do we go having meal?

gei si sin heoi sik faan aa?

106
Q

幾時

A

when, what time?; anytime; whenever

gei si

107
Q

今朝

A

this morning

gam ziu

108
Q

聽

A

[1] allow; let
[2] rule; sentence
(ting)

109
Q

聽

A

[1] listen to; hear
[2] obey; comply with; heed
(teng)

110
Q

英

A

[1] brave [2] [n] petal; flower; leaf [3] surpassing; outstanding; prominent; distinguished [4] English; British [5] fine; handsome [6] [n] hero; outstanding person [7] a Chinese family name
(jing)

111
Q

同學

A

classmate, school friend

tung hok

112
Q

司

A

[1] [v] have charge of; control; manage; preside over [2] [n] (government) department
(si)

113
Q

公司

A

company; firm; corporation

gung si

114
Q

company; firm; corporation

gung si

A

[1] confer; award; give; grant [2] teach; instruct; lecture

sau

115
Q

教授

A

professor

gaau sau

116
Q

休息室

A

lobby; lounge; rest room

jau sik sat

117
Q

識講

A

know how to speak (a language)

sik gong

118
Q

午

A

[1] noon; high noon [2] 11 am to 1 PM (in Old Chinese time measurement [3] seventh terrestrial branch [4] a Chinese family name
(ng)

119
Q

上午

A

[1] (Used mostly in written Chinese only) morning |Cant.: 朝早, 上晝 [2] A.M. (ante meridian)
(soeng ng)

120
Q

頭

A

suffix for certain objects, location words, and adjectives (to form a noun)
(tau)

121
Q

頭

A 
[1] [n] head; hair; hairstyle 
[2] [adj] first; top; start; end 
[3] [n] chief; leader; boss 
[4] [n] side; party; aspect 
[5] classifier for certain domestic animals
(tau)
122
Q

早上

A

[1] morning | Cant.: 朝早; 朝頭早 | Syn.: 早晨; 上午 [2] earlier | eg.: 十年早上 Ten years ago
(zou soeng)

123
Q

朝頭早

A

morning | Orig. form of 朝早; used more in conservative Cantonese dialects
(ziu tau zou)

124
Q

朝

A

[1] [n] morning; dawn
[2] [n] day; now
(ziu)

125
Q

得喇

A

[1] It’s okay now - connoting a sense of changed condition, that sth is completed probably after making first attempt
[2] It’d surely be okay - connoting a sense of impatience, often used by second speaker after listening to an exhortation from first speaker
(dak laa)

126
Q

朝早

A

in the morning (12:00 am - before 12:00 pm)

ziu zou

127
Q

晨

A

[1] early morning; daybreak; morning [2] [v] announce the arrival of morning (said of a cock); crow at down
(san)

128
Q

早

A

[1] early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature [2] morning [3] ago; before [4] Good morning!
(zou)

129
Q

諗唔起

A

cannot remember, not able to remember (also 醒唔起 in Cantonese)
(nam m hei)

130
Q

早晨

A

[1] (Cant.) good morning (greeting) [2] (Std. Chin.) morning | Cant.: 朝早 | Synon.: 早上; 上午
(zou san)

131
Q

醒唔起

A

cannot remember, not able to remember (also 諗唔起 in Cantonese

seng m hei

132
Q

遲啲見

A

‘See you later’, used as a casual farewell to someone when you don’t know when you will see them again.
(ci di gin)

133
Q

遲啲

A

later

ci di

134
Q

遲

A

[1] late; delayed; belated
[2] slow; dilatory; sluggish
(ci)

135
Q

遲到

A

to arrive late; to be late

ci dou

136
Q

信封

A

envelope

seon fung

137
Q

封

A 
[1] a classifier for sth enveloped 
[2] envelope; wrapper; covering
[3] seal; close; block
[4] confer (a title) upon
(fung)
138
Q

發夢

A

to dream

faat mung

139
Q

房

A 
[1] room; chamber; cubicle 
[2] house; cottage; building 
[3] house-like structure 
[4] branch of an extended family
[5] wife; concubine
(fong)
140
Q

書房

A

den; study room

syu fong

141
Q

上海菜

A

Shanghai cuisine; Shanghai food

soeng hoi coi

142
Q

上海

A

Shanghai, the largest city in China

soeng hoi

143
Q

海

A

[1] [n] sea; ocean; maritime [2] a great number of people or thing coming together; huge gathering [3] [n] area; field [4] great; unlimited [5] a Chinese family name [6] [Wu] direction; side (strictly used after North, South, etc.)
(hoi)

144
Q

長

A

[1] [v] grow; develop; increse
[2] [adj] older; elder; senior
[3] [n] chief; head; leader
(zoeng)

145
Q

校

A

[n] field officer
[1] [v] check; proofread; collate
[2] [v] compare; contrast; contest
(gaau)

146
Q

校

A

[n] school

haau

147
Q

校長

A

school principal

haau zoeng

148
Q

購

A

purchase; buy
kau3 is the colloquial sound; gau3, the literary. However, most people prefer to use kau3 in all situations.
(kau)

149
Q

購物

A

shopping | Syn.: 買東西 | Cant.: 買嘢

kau mat

150
Q

買東西

A

to go shopping (lit., “buy things”)

maai dung sai

151
Q

買嘢

A

to buy things; to shop; shopping | Std. Chin.: 買東西; 購物

maai yeh

152
Q

唔係啊嗎

A

(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can’t be!; it can’t be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係吖嗎 ; 唔係呀嗎(m hai aa maa)

153
Q

唔係呀嗎

A

(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can’t be!; it can’t be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係吖嗎 ; 唔係啊嗎
(m hai aa maa)

154
Q

唔係吖嗎

A

(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can’t be!; it can’t be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係啊嗎; 唔係呀嗎
(m hai aa maa)

155
Q

嗎

A

1] final interrogative particle
[2] used in transliteration
(maa)

156
Q

係咩

A

really? is that true? (咩 is a final question particle indicating surprise)
(hai me)

157
Q

真係咩

A

is it really? | 係咩

zan hai me

158
Q

熟

A

[1] well done; cooked (as opposed to raw); prepared; processed
[2] ripe (fruit); [v] ripen
[3] very familiar with; well versed; experienced; conversant [4] careful or painstaking survey, study, inspection, etc. [5] deep sleep; sound sleep
(suk)

159
Q

真

A

[1] true; real; factual; genuine; actual; substantial; really; truly [2] the highest sincerity one is capable of [3] a Chinese family name
(zan)

160
Q

真係

A

really | 真，真是

zan hai

161
Q

家姐

A

elder sister

gaa ze

162
Q

大忙

A

very busy

daai mong

163
Q

忙

A

[1] [adj] busy; fully occupied; pressed with work [2] [v] make haste; hasten; hurry
(mong)

164
Q

而家

A

now; this moment; immediately | Std. Chin.: 現在

ji gaa

165
Q

現

A

[1] [v] appear; emerge; reveal; manifest; become visible [2] current; now; present; modern [3] in time of need; extempore [4] cash [5] ready; available [6] actual
(jin)

166
Q

粥

A

[n] rice gruel; congee; porridge

zuk

167
Q

泡

A

[n] bubbles; foam; lather

pou

168
Q

糜

A

[1] [n] gruel; paste; porridge
[2] [adj] rotten; mashed; corrupted
[3] [v] spend extravagantly; waste
(mei)

169
Q

潮州

A

Chaozhou; Chaochow; Teochew (Chiu Chow)

ciu zau

170
Q

潮州糜

A

Chiuchow style rice soup; Teochew porridge (潮州泡飯粥)

ciu zau mei

171
Q

潮

A

[1] [n] tide [2] moist; wet; damp; humid [3] inferior in skill or fineness (gold, silver, etc.) [4] [粵] trendy, up-to-date
(ciu)

172
Q

男

A

[1] [n] human male; man; boy; son [2] [n] baron

naam

173
Q

嚟𠺢

A

a sentence particle such as the explanatory 嚟𠺢

lèih gaa

174
Q

不明白

A

not clear; unknown; fail to understand
Can be shortened to just 不明
(bat ming baak)

175
Q

明

A

[1] bright; light; brilliant [2] clear; understandable; [v] clarify; understand; obvious; evident [3] intelligent; clever [4] eyesight; seeing faculty [5] day; daybreak; dawn [6] [v] state; show; assert [7] next (day or year) [8] the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) [10] a Chinese family name
(ming)

176
Q

明白

A

to understand | [粵]: also simply 明

ming baak

177
Q

喺

A

[v] be located at; be in; be on; be at [prep] in; on; at; form
(hai)

178
Q

見

A

1] [v] see; catch sight of; observe
[2] [v] meet; call on; visit
[3] [n] view; opinion; idea
[4] [v] show evidence of; appear to be
[5] [v] (used before a verb to indicate the passive)
[6] [v] [粵] feel (cold, dizzy, sick, etc)
(gin)

179
Q

呢便

A

[1] here |Syn.: 呢邊; 呢度; 呢處 [2] this side

ni bin

180
Q

晝

A

1] day; daytime; daylight [2] a Chinese family name

zau

181
Q

休息

A

to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break

jau sik

182
Q

起

A

[1] [v] begin; start [2] rise; stand up; go up; get up [3] [v] happen; take place [4] [v] unfold; uncover [5] build; establish [6] a numerical classifier for incidents
(hei)

183
Q

封信

A

letter / piece of mail

fung seon

184
Q

喎

A

a final particle that works as a casual reminder, connoting a sense of expectation [wo3] or surprise [wo4]; sometimes used to report second-hand information [wo5]
(wo)

185
Q

好唔好呀? 得唔得呀 ?

A

好唔好呀? as a way of asking someone’s opinion after making a statement. 得唔得呀 ? is perhaps even more commonly used for the same purpose.
(hou m hou aa ? dak m dak aa ?)

186
Q

床

A

bed

cong

187
Q

梳

A

[3] [classifier] a hand/bunch of (bananas)

so

188
Q

動物

A

animal; fauna

dung mat

189
Q

漢堡包

A

hamburger

hon bou baau

190
Q

塊

A 
[1] a lump (or clod) of earth 
[2] a piece; lump; cube 
[3] a dollar 
[4] a piece of (land, bread, etc.) 
[5] alone; to be all by oneself
(faai)
191
Q

梳

A

[1] a comb; coarse comb; brush [2] to comb; to braid; to plait
(Classifier(s): 把)
(so)

192
Q

豬油

A

lard; pork fat | Also: ‘豬膏’
猪油
(zyu jau)

193
Q

床鋪

A

bedding; bed sheets; bed covers

cong pou

194
Q

攰

A

tired; weary; exhausted; [口] beat; [口] bushed; [英][口] knackered | Used often in coll. Cantonese
[2][粵] variant of 癐
(gui)

195
Q

抽

A

[1] [v] draw out; pull out or open [2] [v] sprout; put forth shoots; bud [3] [v] rid; take away; extraction; [4] [v] whip; lash [5] [v] smoke (cigarettes, etc.) [6] [v] shrink; (7) classifier for bunch/hand for grapes/keys
(cau)

196
Q

雜誌

A

magazine; journal; periodical
Classifier(s): 本, 份
(zaap zi)

197
Q

相機

A

[n] camera | [full form] 影相機
Classifier(s): 個, 部, 架, 台
(soeng gei)

198
Q

層

A

[1][n] storey (of a building); layer; floor; stratum [2][n] point; aspect; matter; (a particular matter or issue receiving focus from a larger sphere of relevance)
(cang)

199
Q

層三樓

A

3 top floor building

chang saam lau

200
Q

休

A

[[1] rest; [v] rest [2] [v] stop; cease; give up; retire [3] happiness; joy; weal [4] do not (followed by verb) [5] off
(jau)

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