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1
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做菜

A

prepare dishes [2] [華]: 煮餸

zou coi

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朝早

A 
early morning (12:00 am - before 12:00 pm)
(ziu jou)
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好食 - 係乜嘢?

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this is tasty - what is the name?

hou sik - hai mat je ?

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顛倒

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[1] to turn upside down; to invert; to reverse; to overthrow; to upset; to transpose; to confound
[2] confused; disturbed; disordered | [粵]: 倒掟頭, 倒掟, 顛倒
(din dou)

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5
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嗅到

A 
to smell
(hung dou)
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嗅覺

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the sense of smell

hung gok

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嗅

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smell; scent; sniff
Jyutping cau3 is literary reading; hung3 is colloquial.
(hung)

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奮

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[1] exert/bestir oneself; act vigorously
[2] raise; lift; wave
[3] spread and flutter the wings
(fan)奮

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話時話

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by the way; incidentally; while we’re on this subject… [Syn.] [粵]: 講開又講
[2] let’s get back to the subject [粵] 話番轉頭;
[3] frankly speaking; jokes aside; seriously | [粵] 講真;
(waa si waa)

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10
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黑仔

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unlucky (person)

haak zai

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西生菜

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european lettuce

sai saang coi

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焦糖咖啡

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Caramel Macchiato

ziu tong gaa fe

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13
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請坐

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please take a seat

ceng choh / cing co

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14
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倫敦

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London

leon deon

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15
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事例

A

example

si lai

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16
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睇戲

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to see a film / to see a movie / to wacht a movie

tai hei

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17
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咬牙

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to clench one’s teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

ngaau ngaa

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18
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咬唔入

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tough

ngaau m jap

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19
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狗咬狗骨

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dog eat dog; brother and sister quarrel.
Lit: dogs bite dogs’ bone
(gau ngaau gau gwat)

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保養

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to take good care of one’s health; to maintain one’s good health; to keep in good repair
(bou joeng)

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養父母

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[v] to support one’s parents

joeng fu mou

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養父

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foster/adoptive father

joeng fu

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23
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倒茶

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to pour tea

dou caa

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24
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我唔鍾意食西餐. (我哋)

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我哋唔鍾意食西餐.

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25
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烤

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1] bake; roast; toast
[2] get warmed or dried by a fire
(haau)

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26
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烤鴨

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roast duck (Syn: 燒鴨)
(haau aap)
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黑糯米

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black sticky rice

hak no mai

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28
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佢鍾意食日本菜, 你呢?

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He likes Japanese food, and you?

keoi zung ji sik jat bun coi, neih ne ?

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29
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我又鍾意食中國菜, 又鍾意食日本菜.

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I like both Chinese and Japanese food.

ngoh jau zung ji sik zung gwok coi, jau zung ji sik jat bun coi.

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30
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金小姐鍾唔鍾意食中國菜呀?

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Mis Kim, do you like Chinese food?

Kam siu ze zung m zung ji sik zung gwok coi aa?

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31
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請問先生貴姓呀?

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Could you please tell me your surname?

ceng man sin saang gwai sing aa ?

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32
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耐啲時間

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a longer time

noi di si gaan

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33
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使高興

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please; make happy; gratify; rejoice

sai gou hing

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34
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快

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[1] rapid; quickly; fast; soon; hasty; prompt [2] nearly; near [3] [v] hurry up; make haste [4] quick-witted; ingenious [5] sharp (blades,etc); keen [6] pleasant; happy; [v] make happy; pleasurable [7] used in combination [8] honest; straightforward
(faai)

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35
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八爪魚

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[n] octopus (cl: zek3 隻, tiu4 條) | syn.: 章魚/鱆魚 (formal); 八帶魚

baat zaau jyu

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36
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無關

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no relationship with; nothing to with; unrelated | [粵]: 冇關係, 唔關事
(mou gwaan)

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37
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唔化算

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not worthwhile; not worth it; it doesn’t pay

m faa syun

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38
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不用

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no need, need not 粵] 唔使

bat jung

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39
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不用客氣

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don’t mention it; you’re welcome

bat jung haak hei

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40
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你幾耐做好 ?

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How long do you need to finish it ?

neih gei noi zou hou ?

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41
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等幾耐?

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How long do we have to wait?

dang gei noih ?

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42
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放學

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to come home from school

fong hok

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43
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打電話俾…

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to call some one, ring someone up

daa din waa bei …

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病

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[v] to be sick or become ill

behng) + (zo

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45
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張(先)生係唔係學生呀?

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Is Mr. Cheung a student ?

ceung (sin) saang haih mh haih hohk saang aa ?

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46
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才

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[1] [n] talent; natural abilities; gift; mental faculty
[2] [n] gifted person; talented person; brilliant man; talent
[3] people of a certain type
[4] certainly; indeed
[5] just; just now
(coi)

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47
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有冇搞錯?

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are you kidding me? how could this be? what’s wrong with you? [Var.] 有冇攪錯
(jau mou gaau co?)

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48
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急

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[1] quick; quickly; with expedition [2] urgent; pressing; hurried; desperate [3] anxious; very eager; worried
(gap)

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49
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我五分鐘搞掂

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In 5 minutes we can eat/dinner is ready

ngoh ng fan zung gaau dim

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50
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夾

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[1] [v] press from both sides; be wedged between
[2] [n] clip; clamp; holder
[3] [v] mix; mingle; intersperse
(gaap)

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51
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美國政府

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U.S./American government

mei gwok zing fu

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中國政府

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the Chinese government

zung gwok zing fu

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府

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[1] seat of government; state organs; government agency
[2] mansion; residence; abode; domicile
[3] [archaic] prefecture
(fu)

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政

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[1] politics; political affairs/power
[2] administrative affairs of a government department
[3] affairs of a family or an organisation
(zing)

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55
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政府

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government

zing fu

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56
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巴黎

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Paris - capital of France.

baa lai

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57
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咬

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[1] bite; gnaw; snap at
[2] incriminate; implicate; accuse
[3] articulate; pronounce; be nitpicking on words
(ngaau)

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豉油

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soya sauce; soy sauce [Syn.] 白油, 抽油

si jau

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59
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冇衫著

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nothing to wear; no clothes to wear; no shirt to wear

mou saam zoek

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章魚

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octopus | Also: 八爪魚 (most popular); 八帶魚 [Var.] 鱆魚

zoeng jyu

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61
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八帶魚

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octopus | Also: 八爪魚 (most popular); 鱆魚

baat daai jyu

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62
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鹹魚

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salted fish

haam jyu

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63
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我知你想點

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I know what you want

ngoh zi neih soeng dim

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64
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而家幾點(鐘)？

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What is the time now?

ji gaa dei dim (zung) ?

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65
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煮餸

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[1] prepare dishes [2] [華]: 做菜

zyu sung

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66
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落雪

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snowing; to snow

lok syut

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67
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講吓

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carry on a conversation; keep talking

gong haa

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68
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最近

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recently [粵]: 呢排, 頭先

zeoi gan

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化

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[1] [v] change; transform; convert
[2] [v] melt; dissolve; reduce
[3] [v suffix] -ize; -ify; -ate; -en’ (forming verbs from nouns and adjectives)
(faa)

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化

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[4] [n] customs and habits
[5] [v] beg alms
(faa)

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71
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點算好呢?

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What can I/we do?

dim syun hou ne?

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72
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化算

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is worth it, cost effective

faa syun

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73
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我都唔知點算

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I don’t know what to do either.

ngoh dou m zi dim syun

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74
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每

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every; each; per

mui

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75
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掋

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general meaning
(“best value” - 掋買)
(di (daai))

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76
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掋買

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best value

daai maai

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77
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小說

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novel; fiction
Classifier: 本
(siu syut)

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說

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[1] [v] speak; talk; say; tell 
[2] [v] explain; clarify; make clear 
[3] [n] theory; teachings; doctrine
[4] [v] criticize; scold; admonish
(syut)
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79
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說

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[5] [v] try to influence sb to do sth
[6] [v] mean; refer to; indicate
(syut)

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80
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鞋舖

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shoe shop

haai pou

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81
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菊

A

chrysanthemum

guk

82
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菊花茶

A

chrysanthemum tea

guk faa caa

83
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菊花

A

chrysanthemum

guk faa

84
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蘭

A

[n]orchid; [adj] elegant, graceful

laan

85
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蘭花

A

orchid

laan faa

86
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倒

A

(v) pour out; tip; dump (garbage)

dou

87
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倒

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[1] (v) turn upside down; invert; reverse [2] (adj) upside down; inverse; inverted [3] (v) move backwards; turn back [4] (adv) unexpectedly [5] (indicating contradiction) just; merely; only
(dou)

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倒

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[6] (indicating concession) although; but; all right [7] (indicating impatience) after all
(dou)

89
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倒

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v) [1] fall over; topple; overthrow [2] (business) fail; collapse [3] be spoiled; malfunction [4] change; shift; exchange [5] move around
(dou)

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顛 / 颠

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[1] peak; summit; top
[2] jolt; bump; jerk
[3] fall; topple; upset
(din)

91
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顛倒黑白

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confuse right and wrong; turn facts upside down (mix up black and white)
(din dou hak baak)

92
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黑白

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black and white, right and wrong

hak baak

93
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黑

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[1] black; dark 
[2] secret; shady; unlawful 
[3] wicked; sinister; evil
[4] (of facial expression) gloomy; glum
(haak)
94
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紅茶

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black tea, literally “red tea,” but English uses the term “black” to describe it
(hung caa)

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壺

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[1] a jar; pot; jug; wine vessel [2] any potbellied container with a small opening [3] a Chinese family name
(wu)

96
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茶壺

A

teapot

caa wu

97
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香片

A

jasmine tea

hoeing pin

98
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麵

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[1] flour [2] noodles [3] dough

min

99
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倫

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[1] normal human relationships among people [2] [n] comparison; peer; match [3] classification [4] order; logic [5] regular; ordinary [6] [v] choose; choice
(leon)

100
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多倫多

A

Toronto

do leon do

101
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全國

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national; the entire country

cyun gwok

102
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出名

A

famous

ceot meng

103
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降

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[1] fall; drop; descend
[2] lower; reduce; decline
(gong)

104
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月份牌

A

calendar

jyut fan paai

105
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降落地點

A

landing site

gong lok dei dim

106
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地點

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venue; place; spot; location; site

dei dim

107
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你一有消息就通知我啦

A

Once you have the news then let me know.

neih jat jau siu sik zau tung zi ngoh laa

108
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無關緊要

A

insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent

mou gwaan gan jiu

109
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睇法

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[1] way of looking at a thing, view [2] opinion, perception

tai faat

110
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做法

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behaviour (US: behavior), practice (US: practice; practise), way of doing things
(zou faat)

111
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使興奮

A

exciting; to excite

sai hing fan

112
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興奮

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excited; excitement; hyper

hing fan

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方

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[1] square; rectangular [2] honest; morally upright [3] [n] region; area; place [4] [n] prescription; recipe [5] [n] direction [6] occultism [7] just now; just then; just
(fong)

114
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方

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[8] power (mathematics) [9] short for square meter or cubic meter (classifier) [11] [n] method; way [12] [n] aspect [13] one side [14] a Chinese family name
(fong)

115
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利

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[1] profit; gains; gain; advantage; benefit; merit [2] sharp [3] [v] benefit; serve [4] surname
(lei)

116
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便利

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[1] convenient; easy [2] to facilitate [Syn.] 方便

bin lei

117
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方便

A

convenient [Syn.] 便利

fong bin

118
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聖誕節就快到喇

A

It will be Christmas soon

sing daan zit zau faai dou laa

119
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節

A 
[1] [n] festival; holiday; season
[2] [n] passage; paragraph; section 
[3] principle; integrity; fidelity; constancy; uprightness 
[4] [n] knot; node; joint 
(zit)
120
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節

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[5] seasons 
[6] beats (music); rhythm; time 
[7] [v] restrain; control; restrict 
[8] [v] curtail; economise
(zit)
121
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誕

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[1] [n] birthday; birth
[2] [v] be born; come into being
[2] [adj] absurb; fantastic
(daan)

122
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聖

A

[1] holy; sacred [2] [n] sage

sing

123
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就快

A

soon

zau faai

124
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舖

A

shop/store (in general)
specific kind of shop/store, e.g. grocer’s shop, barber’s shop, gold shop, etc.
(pou)

125
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舖頭

A

shop; store

pou tau

126
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步

A

[1] [n] step; pace [2] [v] walk; stroll; on foot [3] situation; state; degree [4] banks of rivers, ponds, etc. [5] fortune; doom [6] a unit in length in ancient China of about 5.5 feet [7] a Chinese family name
(bou)

127
Q

進

A

[1] [v] advance; make progress; go ahead; move forward; proceed [2] [v] improve; improvement; progress [3] [v] recommend; introduce [4] [v] offer (advice, presents, etc.)
(zeon)

128
Q

進

A

[5] [n] generation [6] income [7] rooms in a house divided by a courtyard; [n] courtyard [8] [v] eat; take; have [9] [v] enter [10] a Chinese family name
(zeon)

129
Q

進步

A

to progress; progressive; to improve

zeon bou

130
Q

我老婆

A

my wife

ngo lou po

131
Q

鴨

A

[1] duck

aap

132
Q

燒鴨

A 
roast duck (syn: 烤鴨)
(siu aap)
133
Q

越嚟越

A

getting more and more

jyut lai jyut

134
Q

越冬

A

to pass the winter; to go through the winter; to endure the winter
(jyut dung)

135
Q

越

A

[1] [v] exceed; go beyond; transgress [2] [v] skip; climb over; cross over; go across [3] even more; the more [4] the name of an ancient state [5] a Chinese family name
(jyut)

136
Q

冬

A

[1] winter [2] 11th lunar month; period from the 10th to the 12th month
(dung)

137
Q

冬天

A

winter

dung tin

138
Q

夏天

A

summer | [粵]: also 熱天

haa tin

139
Q

夏

A

[1] summer [2] great; grand; big; spacious [3] a big house; mansion [4] Cathay, the ancient name of China [5] a dynasty in Chinese history (2205-1782 B.C.)
(haa)

140
Q

合影

A

to take a photograph together; group photo

hap jing

141
Q

例

A

[1] [n] regulation; rule; something with which to compare; practice [2] [n] precedent [3] [n] example; instance [4] regular; routine
(lai)

142
Q

唔合比例

A

not in proportion

m hap bei lai

143
Q

冇得比

A

incomparable; beyond compare; cannot be matched | Std. Chin.: 無比
(mou dak bei)

144
Q

搞唔掂

A

cannot handle: things are not working out; having trouble taking care of the problem [Var.] 攪掂
(gaau m dim)

145
Q

攪唔掂

A

cannot handle: things are not working out; having trouble taking care of the problem [Var.] 搞唔掂
(gaau m dim)

146
Q

做錯

A

to make a mistake

zou co

147
Q

上次我做錯嘢

A

Last time I made a mistake.

soeng ci ngoh zou co yeh

148
Q

百倍

A

a hundred times; a hundred fold

paak pui

149
Q

倍

A

[1] [v] double
[2] (math) times (multiplier); (two, three, etc) -fold
[3] exceptionally; particularly
(pui)

150
Q

重係

A

still; nevertheless (Standard Chinese: 還是 (waan si) )

zung hai

151
Q

重未

A

not yet; have yet to | Also written as 仲未

sung mei

152
Q

嘈到拆樓

A

to be very noisy

cou dou caak lau

153
Q

拆

A

[1] tear open; take apart; undo
[2] pull down; dismantle; demolish
(caak)

154
Q

收貴

A 
to overcharge
(sau gwai)
155
Q

好快噉講

A

to speak quickly

hou faai gam gong

156
Q

講開又講

A

by the way, incidentally, while we’re on this subject…
[Syn.] [粵]: 話時話
(gong hoi jau gong)

157
Q

又平又靚

A

it’s cheap and looks good

jau peng jau leng

158
Q

高興

A

happy | [粵]: 開心

gou hing

159
Q

智叻星

A

very clever person; a mastermind

zi lek sing

160
Q

叻女

A

a clever girl, a clever young woman

lek neoi

161
Q

聰明

A

clever | [粵]: also 精叻, 叻

cung min

162
Q

少少

A

a little bit; a little. Mand.: 一點兒

siu siu

163
Q

多多少少

A

more or less; to some extent

do do siu siu

164
Q

好多

A

a lot much; many. / Mand. equiv. 很多

hou do

165
Q

過

A

[7] particle marking experiential aspect
過 gwo is used to mean ‘more (adjective) than (noun)’.
(gwo)

166
Q

出世

A

to be born; to be reborn; to enter the world

ceot sai

167
Q

智

A

[1] [n] wisdom; resourcefulness; wit
[2] [adj] clever; bright; intelligent
(zi)

168
Q

簽名

A

to sign one’s name, to autograph; signature

cim meng

169
Q

養

A

[4] [adj] foster; adoptive; adopted
[5] [v] [國] give birth to
(joeng)

170
Q

通知

A

to inform; to notify

tung zi

171
Q

班房

A

[Cantonese] classroom;

baan fong

172
Q

噉

A

[1] [pron] such; like this/that; in this way; in that case
[2] [prep] like; looking like; similar to
[3] [adv suffix] in the manner of
[4] [verb/adj suffix] up to certain level
(gam)

173
Q

差少少

A

nearly, almost, missing a bit, or missing by a small amount

caa siu siu

174
Q

快熟麵

A

instant noodles

faai suk min

175
Q

學費

A

tuition; school fee

hok fai

176
Q

雲吞麵

A

wonton (dumplings) noodles

wan tan min

177
Q

兩隻貓仔

A

two kittens

loeng zek maau zai

178
Q

古舊

A

ancient; antiquated, archaic

gu gau

179
Q

唔去, 我今日唔去探陣先生.

A

No, I’m not going to see (visit) Mr. Chan today.

m hai, ngoh gam jat m heoi taam zan sin saang.

180
Q

我今日晏晝有事. 你聽日晏晝得唔得閒呀 ?

A

I have something to do this afternoon. Are you free tomorrow afternoon?
(ngoh gam jat aan zau jau si. Neih teng jat aan zau dak m dak haan aa?)

181
Q

麻麻地

A

so-so, not very much

mah-ma-dei / maa maa dei

182
Q

泰國菜

A

Thai food

taai gwok coi

183
Q

我 又唔係 美國人 , 又唔係日本人 .

A

I am neither American nor Japanese.

ngoh yauh mh haih mei gwok yahn, yauh mh haih jat bun yahn.

184
Q

又唔係 … 又唔係…

A

Neither … nor…

yauh mh haih … yauh mh haih …

185
Q

我又係中國人 ,又係香港人

A 
I am (both) Chinese and Hongkongese.
(ngoh yauh haih zung gwok yahn, yauh hai hoeng gong yahn.)
186
Q

又係 … 又係…

A

Both … and …

yauh haih … yauh haih …

187
Q

又…. 又….

A

when two similar Positive or Negative Statements have the same Subject
(yauh … yauh …)

188
Q

我 唔係美國人 , 都唔係日本人 .

A

I am not American and not Japanese either.

ngoh mh hai mei gwok yahn, dou mh haih jat bun yahn

189
Q

我係中國人 ,都係香港人

A

I am Chinese and also Hongkongese.

ngoh haih zung gwok yahn, dou haih goeng gong yahn

190
Q

飲茶

A

to drink tea (have Dim Sum / chin. breakfast)

yam caa

191
Q

冬天通常又凍又落雪

A

It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

dung tin tung soeng jau dung jau lok syut

192
Q

至

A 
[1] [v] reach (destination); arrive at 
[2] extremely; very; to indicate the superlative degree; the most 
[3][粵] only then (shortened for 先至)
[4][粵] most; extremely [華]: 最
(zi)
193
Q

遲幾日

A

a few days later

ci gei jat

194
Q

佢今日嚟探我. (下個星期)

A

佢下個星期嚟探我.

195
Q

學校大唔大呀？

A

Are the school big or small?

196
Q

學校大. (唔係幾)

A

學校唔係幾大.

197
Q

返 - 返嚟 - 返去

A

返 –> to return
返嚟 –> come back
返去 –> to go back to

198
Q

收聲啦, 嘈到拆樓咁!

A

Shut up, you’re making a lot of noise!

sau seng laa, cou dou caak lau gam

199
Q

收聲

A

shut up; keep quiet

sau seng

200
Q

收

A

[1] [v] draw together; gather; collect [2] [v] contain [3] [v] receive; accept; take [4] [v] end; come to a close [5] [v] retrieve; take back; put away
(sau)

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