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1
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得未呀

A

Is it ready yet? Is it OK yet? See also the positive answer “得嘞” and the negative answer “未得”.
(dak mei aa)

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2
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唔緊要 , 再見

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It doesn’t matter. See you again ! (Goodbye)

m gan yiu , joi gin

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3
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解説

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to explain orally; oral explanation

gaai syut

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4
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蛋撻

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egg custard tart

daan taat

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提早 提前

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to move or bring forward

tai zou tai cin

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講開又講

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by the way; incidentally

gong hoi jau gong

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7
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捐錢

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donate money
(gyun cin)
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攣捐

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bend and winding

lyun gyun

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寄失咗

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[1] lost in the post

gei sat zo

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寄得

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able to be sent through the mail

gei dak

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11
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所有

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[1] to own; to possess [2] possessions [3] all; whatever there is
(so jau)

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12
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你寄晒所有聖誕咭未呀？

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Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?

nei gei saai so jau sing daan kaat mei aa?

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13
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寄信

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send

gei seon

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寄件人

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sender (of mail)
Also: 寄件者 (gei gin ze)
(gei gin jan)

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15
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捐血

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donate blood
(gyun hyut)
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16
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直去

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go straight ahead; forward

zik heoi

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17
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救命

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Help! to save sb’s life

gau ming) (gau meng

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18
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囉囉攣

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being disturbed, being worried, feeling uneasy

lo lo lyun

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囉攣

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nervous, anxious, disappointed

lo lyun

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20
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慳

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[v] save; economise 
[2] [adj] thrifty; frugal 
[3] [adj] miserly; stingy; parsimonious
[4] [v] lack; be short of; be deficient of
(haan)
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21
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你鍾意食乜嘢呀?

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What do you want to have (to eat) ?

neih jung-yih sihk mat yeh aa ?

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22
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已經過咗五日

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It’s already been five days

ji ging gwo zo ng jat

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23
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唔鍾意,我唔鍾意新界

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No, I don’t like New Territories.

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24
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你鍾唔鍾意九龍呀? –>唔鍾意, 我唔鍾意九龍. 我鍾意新界.

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Do you like Kowloon? No, I don’t like Kowloon, I like New Territories.
(neih zung m zung gau lung aa? –> m zung ji, ngoh m zung ji gau lung. ngoh zung ji san gaai)

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25
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我都鍾意香港.

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I also like Hong Kong very much.

ngoh dou zung ji hoeng gong.

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26
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連接

A

to join; to link

lin zip

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27
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演唱會

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singing concert | Alt.: 演奏會 (for singing- and non-singing concerts)
(jin coeng wui)

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28
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演奏會

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concert; gig | If the concert involves singing, 演唱會 is often used
(jin zau wui)

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29
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快遞

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[n] express delivery

faai dai

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30
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遞

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[1] [v] hand over; forward; deliver
[2] [adv] successively; in the proper order
(v) to pass
(dai)

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31
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你係邊度人呀？

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Where do you come from?

neih heih bin dou jan aa ?

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32
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我都好好 .

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I am also very well

ngoh dou hou hou

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33
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我好好 ,你呢 ?

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I am very well. And you ?

ngoh hou hou, neih ne ?

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34
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我都好好 , 你做乜嘢職業呀?

A

I am also very well. What is your profession ?

Ngoh dou hou hou, Neih zou mat yeh jik-yihp (zik-jip) aa ?

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35
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我係經理 , 你呢 ?

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I am a manager. And you ?

ngoh hai ging lei , neih ne ?

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36
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我係秘書 , 你係邊度人呀？

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I am a secretary. Where do you come from ?

ngoh hai bei syu , neih hai bin dou yahn aa ?

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37
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九龍醫院

A

Kowloon Hospital

gau lung ji jyun

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38
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對唔住, 我而家唔得閒.

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Sorry, I am not free now.

deui m zyu, ngoh ji gaa mh dak haan.

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39
Q

一齊食日本菜,好唔好嗎?

A

Could we have Japanese food together?

jat cai sik jat bun coi, hou m hou aa?

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40
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我返嚟學校.

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I come back / return to school. (As a student, teacher …)

ngoh faan lei hok haau.

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41
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今個月

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this month

gam go jyut

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42
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唔嚟, 佢聽日去日本.

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No, she is going to Japan tomorrow.

m lai, keoi teng jat heoi jat bun.

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43
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巴士

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bus

baa si

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44
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嗰便

A

there; that side

go bin

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45
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喺嗰度

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at that place

go hai duo

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46
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嗰排

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(adv) in those days; some time ago

go paai

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47
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個

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classifier - measure word
for persons, for nations, for round-shape objects such as fruits and buns, etc.
(go)

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48
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條

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[1] long narrow piece; slip; strip
[2] classifier for long, narrow objects (fish, rope, road, etc)
(tiu)

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49
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不過

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but

bat gwo

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50
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你想食乜嘢？

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(lit.: you want eat what?) What do you want to eat?

neih soeng sik mat yeh?

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51
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你鍾唔鍾意食 … 㗎？

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Do you like to eat … ?

neih zung m zung ji sik … gaa ?

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52
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我九點半先放工

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I finish working. (left the office) at 9:30 pm

nogh gau dim bun sin fong fung

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53
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應承

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agree; promise; consent; pledge [also] 答應

jing sing

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54
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報警

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report to the police; make a police report

bou ging

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55
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過頭

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too much; to excess | Used in Cant. speech as an alternative to 太 (too; excessively), so instead of “太(adjective)”, “(adjective)過頭” is used instead. | eg.: 大過頭 too big
(gwo tau)

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56
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阻

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[1] [v] prevent; stop; prohibit; proscribe [2] [v] separate; separated [3] [v] impede; hinder; obstruct; oppose; blockade; detain [4] difficulty; [v] suffer [5] [v] rely on [6] [n] strategic pass
(zo)

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57
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我冇講..大話

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I did not lie / I haven’t told a lie

ngoh mou gong daai waa

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58
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打交

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fight; exchange blows; scuffle; have a brawl

daa gaau

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59
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做咗

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[1] to become; became [2] have done; have performed

zou zo

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60
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我要12月27號番到香港…

A

I have to be back in Hong Kong on the 27th Dec.

ngoh yiu sap ji jyut ji sap cat hou faan dou hoeng kong

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61
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佢頭先搵你嚟

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He has just been looking for you.

keoi tau sin wan neih lai

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62
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佢啱啱走咗

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He just left.

keoi ngaam ngaam zau zo

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63
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警署

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police station

ging cyu

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64
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部

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[5] classifier for machines

bou

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65
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署

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[1] public office; government department
[2] arrange; make arrangements for 
[3] sign; put one's signature to 
[4] act as deputy; handle by proxy
(cyu)
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66
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部署

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to dispose; to deploy

bou cyu

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67
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玩過火

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get too carried away; take things too far

waan gwo fo

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68
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冇你咁好氣

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to not bother with you anymore (literally: to not have as much breath as you) – often used when one gives up in an argument where one cannot convince another person
(mou nei gam hou hei)

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69
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咁啱

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what a coincidence; by chance; it just so happens (can also be: 咁啱線)
(gam ngaam)

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70
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得嘞

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[1] It’s finally okay - connoting a sense of finality, that sth is completed after making some efforts
[2] It’d surely be okay - connoting a sense of impatience, often used by second speaker after listening to repeated exhortation from first speaker
Compare to synonym 得喇 for subtle diffeences in meaning.
(dak laak)

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71
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未得

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Not ready yet. Not OK yet.[華]: 還不行
[see also] the question “得未呀” and the positive answer “得嘞”.
(mei dak)

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72
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承

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[1] continue; carry on; succeed
[2] undertake; contract (to do a job)
[3] bear; hold; support; carry
[4] indebted/obliged to; be granted a favour
[5] take an order; receive an instruction
(sing)

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73
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話事偈

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indicates that what sb has said is worth noting (also 話齋)

waa si gai

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74
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話咁快

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In no time

waa gam faai

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75
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講得快

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to speak quickly

gong dak faai

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76
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梗係

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of course [Var.] 更係

gang hai

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梗

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[1] [粵] [adj] stiff; tight; unsmooth 
[2] [粵] [adv] certainly; definitely; unavoidably
[3] [n] stem; stalk; branch; stick
[4] [v] straighten up; stiffen up
[5] [adj] upright; fair-minded; honest 
[6] [v] obstruct; hinder; block 
(gang)
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78
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更

A

[粵] ang3 - Cantonese only
[adv] [colloquial] no matter what/how
(ang)

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79
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讀緊書

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[1] (in the midst of) reading a book [2] (at this very moment) studying at school or college
(duk gan syu)

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我 … 飲杯咖啡 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … finish drinking my coffee … I will call you

ngoh … jam jyun bui gaa fe … daa bei neih

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我 … 到機場 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … arrive at the airport … I will call you
Syn: 我 … 嚟到機場 … 打俾你 / 我 … 到咗機場 … 打俾你
(ngoh … dou gei coeng … daa bei neih)

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我 … 到咗機場 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … arrive at the airport … I will call you
Syn: 我 … 嚟到機場 … 打俾你 / 我 … 到機場 … 打俾你
(ngoh … lai dou zo gei coeng … daa bei neih)

83
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我 … 睇完電視 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … finish watching TV … I will call you

ngoh … tai jyun din sin … daa bei neih

84
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我 … 嚟到機場 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … arrive at the airport … I will call you
Syn: 我 … 到機場 … 打俾你 / 我 … 到咗機場 … 打俾你
(ngoh … lai dou gei coeng … daa bei neih)

85
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我 … 食咗飯 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … finish eating … I will call you
Syn: 我 … 食完飯 … 打俾你
(ngoh … sik jyun faan … daa bei neih)

86
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我 … 食完飯 … 打俾你

A

As soon as I … finish eating … I will call you
Syn: 我 … 食咗飯 … 打俾你
(ngoh … sik jyun faan … daa bei neih)

87
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普通

A

ordinary; general; average; standard; common

pou tung

88
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普通人

A

the average person, the everyman

pou tung jan

89
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地方政府

A

local government

dei fong zing fu

90
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普通知識

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[n] common knowledge

pou tung zi sik

91
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知識

A

knowledge; intellectual; intellect

zi sik

92
Q

收大封信

A

to receive a pink slip; to get fired

sau daai fung seon

93
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㗎喇

A

This Cantonese final particle phrase may be somewhat generalized to correspond to the idioms “as a matter of fact” or “as a matter of course” in English.It is often used for giving a reminder. Together with 就, they form the structure “就…㗎喇” which means “or else”.
On rarer occasions, it works as a simple reminder without 就.
(gaa laa)

94
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唔係就

A

otherwise; or else

m hai zau

95
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香腸

A

sausage - Western sausage

hoeng coeng

96
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慳啲啦!

A

Shut up! | Cut it out! | Save your breath!; knock it off

haan di laa!

97
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慳錢

A

to save money (by limiting spending)

haan cin

98
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響度

A

loudness; volume

hoeng dou

99
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連衣裙

A

a one piece dress

lin ji kwan

100
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借歪

A

excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借借 , 借過 , 借開
(ze me)

101
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借過

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excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借借 , 借歪 , 借開
(ze gwo)

102
Q

借開

A

excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借過 , 借借

ze hoi

103
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借借

A

excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借過 , 借開

ze ze

104
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借啲意

A

take the opportunity

ze di ji

105
Q

搶嘢

A

to take something by force; to snatch; to rob sb (of sth)

coeng je

106
Q

搶

A

[1] bump against; knock; strike
[2] go in opposite direction; go against
(coeng)

107
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搶

A 
[1] snatch; grab; rob; loot; plunder
[2] vie for; compete for; scramble for
[3] rush; make haste; lose no time
[4] scrape; scratch; sharpen
(coeng)
108
Q

罰金

A

penalty; fine

fat gam

109
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建

A

[1] build; establish; erect; found; construct [2] [v] bring up; propose; suggest
(gin)

110
Q

彈鋼琴

A

to play the piano

taan gong kam

111
Q

打鋼琴

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to play the piano (彈鋼琴 is far more commonly used)

daa gong kam

112
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問清問楚

A

ask until the reason is revealed

man cing man co

113
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有乜指教呀

A

what can I do for you?

jau mat zi gaau aa

114
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連氣

A

successively, continuously

lin hei

115
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連

A

[1] [v] link; join; connect; involve
[2] [adv] continuously; in succession; one after another
[3] [prep] including; together with; besides
[4] [prep] even; to the extent of
[5] [military] company (of soldiers)
[6] [noun] a Chinese family name
(lin)

116
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唔知道

A

do not know (location/place)

m zi dou

117
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唔知

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[1] do not know [2] not sure []Syn.: 唔知道

m zi

118
Q

我唔知!

A

“I don’t know”

ngoh m zi

119
Q

信用卡號碼

A

credit card number

seon jung kaat hou maa

120
Q

簽章

A

signature

cim zoeng

121
Q

章

A

[1] [n] piece of writing; chapter; main division of a book; section [2] [n] system; statute; organised body [3] [n] emblem; seal; stamp [4] [v] make clear; make known [5] [n] pattern; example [6] a Chinese family name
(zoeng)

122
Q

簽入

A

to log in (esp. to an online computer account)

cim jap

123
Q

指

A 
1] [n] finger 
[2] [v] point; direct 
[3] [v] indicate; refer to; mean 
[4] [n] number of people 
[5] intentions 
[6] [n] main theme 
[7] [v] hope 
[8] [v] depend on
(zi)
124
Q

戒

A

[1] [v] guard against; caution; avoid [2] [v] abstain from; give up; quit [3] [n] religious discipline; commandment [4] [n] (finger) ring
(gaai)

125
Q

年年歲歲

A

year by year

nin nin seoi seoi

126
Q

有錢人

A

a rich man; the rich [粵]: 有錢佬

jau cin jan

127
Q

有錢佬

A

a rich man; the rich [Syn.]: 有錢人

jau cin lou

128
Q

留番

A

to leave sth behind

lau faan

129
Q

五日

A

5th day of the month

ng jat

130
Q

㩒

A

[1] [v] to press [2] [v] to draw (money)
[2][粵] variant of 撳
(gam)

131
Q

撳

A

[v] press with the hand; push with the hand |[粵] variant of 㩒
(gam)

132
Q

撳機

A

automatic teller machine (ATM)

gam gei

133
Q

款

A 
[1] [n] sum/amount of money; fund
[2] [n] pattern; style; design; fashion
[3] [v] entertain; treat cordially
[4] [n] section; sub-clause; article; item 
[5] [classifier] type; kind; suit
[6] [n] signature; inscription (on letter, painting, etc)
[7] [adj] sincere; wholehearted; hearty 
[8] [adj] leisurely; slow; deliberate 
[9] [v] knock (at a door) 
(fun)
134
Q

提款咭

A

[1] bank ATM card [2] [華]: 提款卡

tai fun kaat

135
Q

還要

A

even/still more; still want to

waan yiu

136
Q

斤兩

A

weight

gan loeng

137
Q

郵寄

A

to send by post; to mail

jau gei

138
Q

郵

A

[1] postal; mail; post [2] [n] post office [3] [v] deliver mails, letters, etc. [4] a wayside station where couriers on government service change horses [5] [n] hut; lodge in the field
(jau)

139
Q

吐司

A

[loanword] toast
[粵]: 多士
(tou si)

140
Q

多士

A

toast [loanword] [Syn.] 吐司

do si

141
Q

士啤

A

[n] a spare (loanword)

si be

142
Q

歐

A

paeon of praise, same as 謳; expel, assault, same as 敺; (used in transliteration, usu. of “Europe”); (surname)
(au)

143
Q

歐羅

A

Euro (the currency) , € [Syn.] 歐元

au lo

144
Q

元

A

[1] [n] beginning; first; original [2] [n] dollar [3] [n] head [4] [n] eldest; chief; big [5] 60 years (Chinese astrology) [6] the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1367) [7] a Chinese family name
(jyun)

145
Q

萬

A

[1] ten thousand [2] all; omni- [3] a very great number; innumerable; myriad [4] very; extremely; absolutely [5] name of an ancient dance [6] a Chinese family name
(maan)

146
Q

百萬

A

a million, 1,000,000

baak maan

147
Q

一百

A

one hundred

jat baak

148
Q

唔俾

A

do not allow [Var.] 唔畀

m bei

149
Q

唔畀

A

do not allow [Var.] 唔俾

m bei

150
Q

鮮蝦腸

A

rice roll with shrimp filling

sin haa coeng

151
Q

彈

A

[1] [v] [粵: taan4, 普: tan2] strum a stringed instrument
[2] [v] [粵: taan4, 普: tan2] impeach; accuse; press down
[3] [n] [粵: daan6*2, 普: dan4] pellet; bullet; bomb
[4] [v] [粵: daan6, 普: dan4] rebound
(taan)

152
Q

彈奏

A 
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
(taan zau)
153
Q

罰

A

punish; penalize; punishment; penance; penalties; a fine

fat

154
Q

文件

A

document

man gin

155
Q

戒指

A

(finger) ring

gaai zi

156
Q

捐

A

[1] donate; contribute; subscribe
[2] relinquish; abandon; forsake
[3] taxes; levies; dues
(gyun)

157
Q

歐洲

A

Europe
西歐 - western Europe
東歐 - Eastern Europe
(au zau)

158
Q

郵遞

A 
postal delivery
(jau dai)
159
Q

匙

A

spoon (auch als (Classifier(s): 匙 (for sugar 糖);

si

160
Q

番

A 
[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)
161
Q

蝦腸

A

prawn rice noodle roll

haa coeng

162
Q

更

A

[1] [v] change; replace; alter
[2] [v] [literary] experience
(gang)

163
Q

通順

A

smooth; clear and coherent

tung seon

164
Q

順

A

[1] [v] follow; obey; submit to; go along with; cause to surrender; fall in with [2] in the same direction as; with; along [3] agreeable; favorable; comfortable; happy [4] [v] arrange; put in order [5] convenient; smooth [6] [v] take the opportunity
(seon)

165
Q

頂唔順

A

“I can’t stand it!”
Cannot stomach it; cannot stand it anymore. Syn.: 頂唔住
(ding m seon)

166
Q

頂唔住

A

cannot stomach it; cannot stand it anymore. Syn.: 頂唔順

ding m zyu

167
Q

冇得頂

A

beyond compare; the best

mou dak ding

168
Q

解決問題

A

problem solving

gaai kyut man tai

169
Q

坐定定

A

to sit calmly and steadily

co ding ding

170
Q

好嘢

A

[1] good thing [2] an expression of delight, similar to “Great!” or “Cool!” in English; usually used by little kids as the English equivalent of “Yay!”
(hou jeh)

171
Q

洗手間喺邊度呀？

A

Where’s the toilet? (outside/restaurant)

sái sáu gāan hái bīn douh aa ?

172
Q

實話

A

truth

sat waa

173
Q

奏

A

[1] play (music); perform (on a musical instrument)
[2] achieve; produce; yield; score
[3] present a memorial to an emperor
(zau)

174
Q

嚟真

A

be serious; be for real; take sth seriously

lai zan

175
Q

食滯咗

A

[1] have eaten too much , have eaten too full , can’t eat any more
(sik zai zo)

176
Q

食滯

A

loss of appetite

sik zai

177
Q

腸

A

the intestines; the bowels

coeng

178
Q

天氣唔錯，我同朋友去行山

A

Day was fine. I went with a friend hiking.

tin hei m cou, ngoh tung pang jau heoi haang saan

179
Q

未曾

A

never; not yet | [粵]: 未

mei cang

180
Q

曾經

A

previously; once in the past

cang ging

181
Q

曾

A

[adv] once; formerly; ever

cang

182
Q

你做左決定未？

A

have you decided?

neig zou zo kyut ding mei?

183
Q

救

A

[1] rescue; save; salvage
[2] relieve; help; aid
(gau)

184
Q

命

A 
[1] [n] life; lifespan 
[2] [n] destiny; fate; lot 
[3] [v,n] order; command; decree
[4] [v] assign (a name, title, etc)
(ming/meng)
185
Q

幾多?

A

How many?

gei dou

186
Q

幾錢?

A

How much?

gei cin

187
Q

無端端鬧我

A

why are you scolding me

mou dyun dyun naau ngoh

188
Q

阿媽今晚唔煮飯，要食自己

A

Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own.
(aa maa gam maan m zyu faan, jiu sik zi gei)

189
Q

幾大都

A

in any event; anyhow

gei daai dou

190
Q

我/你/先生 + 聽日 + 去 + 日本

A

I/you/Mr. + tomorrow + to go + Japan (I/you/Mr. is/are going to Japan tomorrow)

191
Q

香港樓貴唔貴呀？

A

Are Flats in Hong Kong expensive or cheap?

192
Q

美國車貴. (好)

A

美國車好貴.

193
Q

尋日朝早 / 琴日朝早

A

yesterday morning

194
Q

今朝

A

today morning

195
Q

尋日晏晝 / 琴日晏晝

A

yesterday afternoon

196
Q

邊度係 …?

A

Where is … ?

197
Q

部

A

[1] [n] genus; division; section; department; class; sort [2] [n] cabinet ministry [3] [n] volume; complete work; novel; writing [4] [v] lead; head [5] classifier for machines [6] district
(bou)

198
Q

血

A

[1] [n] blood; blood relationship [2] the menses

hyut

199
Q

寄

A 
[1] mail; send; post; remit 
[2] entrust; deposit; place; leave with
[3] depend on; attach oneself to
[4] adopted
(gei)

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