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1
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好嘈呀, 細聲啲

A

TV is noisy lower the volume

hou cou aa, sai seng di

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好嘈呀; 細聲啲

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You are to loud / noisy /

hou cou aa; sai seng di

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唔該你, 細聲啲, 我聽唔到呀!

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Please, lower the volume, the tv is too loud

m goi neih, sai seng di, ngoh teng m dou aa

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眼眉毛

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eyebrow

ngaan mei mou

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眼眉

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eyebrow

ngaan mei

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眉筆

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eyebrow pencil - a pencil used for drawing eyebrows

mei bat

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眉心

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between the eyebrows

mei sam

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拜壽

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congratulate an (elderly) person on his birthday
(baai sau)
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壽司

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[日] sushi

sau si

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開壺壽眉

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I want shomei tea

hoi wu sau mei

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壽眉

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shoumei tea, a well-known variety of Chinese white tea 白茶

sau mei

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陪審團

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a jury

pui sam tyun

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審問

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to interrogate, to question (legal, police)

sam man

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大陪審團

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a grand jury

daai pui sam tyun

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申請人

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applicant

san ceng jan

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救命呀

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Help! ; to save sb’s life

gau meng

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17
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另樣嘢我知道…

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The next thing I know

ling joeng yeh ngoh zi dou

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18
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我哋聽晚食飯? –>幾點鐘? –> 八點

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(time has been said before) – z.B. tomorrow evening we have dinner! –> what time –> at 8 pm
(ngoh dei teng maan sik faan? –> gei dim zung? –> baat dim)

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搬移

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to move, remove, shift

bun ji

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20
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移居

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migration; emigration; to immigrate

ji geoi

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轉移

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to shift; to move; to divert; to migrate; to transfer; metastasis (of a cancerous tumor)
(zyun ji)

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22
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移動

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[1] mobile
[2] movement | [粵]: 喐動
[3] to move; to shift
(ji dung)

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23
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夜夜

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every night

yeh yeh

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24
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牽腸掛肚

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worried and anxious

hin coeng gwaa tou

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25
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芬達橙汁

A 
Fanta Orange
(fan daat caang zap)
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26
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冚

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all, whole, everyone

kam

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27
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乞兒

A

a beggar; a panhandler
[Var.] 乞衣
(hat ji)

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乞衣

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a beggar; a panhandler
[Var.] 乞兒
(hat ji)

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29
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乞食

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to beg for food

hat sik

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30
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呢件衫你愛唔愛㗎？

A

Do you want this piece of clothing?
Lit. this piece clothing you want not want [particle]?
(ne gin saam neih oi m moi gaa?)

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31
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唔該，我想愛個一號餐，拎走。

A

Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.

m goi, ngoh soeng oi go jat hou caan, ling zau

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32
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親愛

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dear… | For example, 親愛的馬克 (Dear Mark)

can oi

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33
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可愛

A

cute

ho oi

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34
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戴四方帽

A

get graduated from college (lit. put-on square hat)

daai sei fong mou

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35
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愛戴

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love and esteem

oi daai

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36
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戴高帽

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to give/receive a flattery or compliment

daai gou mou

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37
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戴

A 
[1] wear; put on (accessories)
[2] respect; support
[3] a surname
戴 is to wear accessories, i.e. hats, spectacles, watches, rings, jewellery, gloves, etc whereas 著 is to wear clothing, i.e. shirts, jackets, trousers, underclothes, shoes and socks.
(daai)
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38
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鞋帶

A

shoelace

haai daai

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39
Q

快啲綁鞋帶

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Quickly tie up your laces!
Lit. faster tie shoelace
(faai di bong haai daai)

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40
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綁架

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to kidnap; kidnapping (lit., “tie to a rack”)

bong gaa

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41
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辭咗

A

to fire; have someone sacked

ci zo

42
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請辭

A

abdicate; quit

ceng ci

43
Q

就得㗎喇

A

OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required | 漢: 就好了; 就行了
(zau dak gaa laa)

44
Q

接駁

A

to access

zip bok

45
Q

駁埋

A

to connect together

bok maai

46
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駁口

A

connection; joint; junction

bok hau

47
Q

住嘴

A

shut up!

zyu zeoi

48
Q

力量

A

power; physical strength; force

lik loeng

49
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數量

A

amount; quantity

sou loeng

50
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商量

A

consult; discuss; counsel; talk over

soeng loeng

51
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量

A

[1] [v] take a measurement; gauge; survey
[2] [v] deliberate; take into consideration
(loeng)

52
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終於

A

finally; in the end; at last; at long last

zung jyu

53
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終點

A

destination; terminus; endpoint

zung dim

54
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申報

A

to report; to declare

san bou

55
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申

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[1] extend; expand [2] explain; set forth; state [3] ninth of the twelve Terrestrial Branches [4] the hours from 3 to 5 p.m. [5] a brief name for Shanghai [7] a Chinese family name
(san)

56
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熄匙

A

to switch off / turn off a vehicle engine

sik si

57
Q

吹熄

A

to blow out

ceoi sik

58
Q

約

A

(joek) [1] [n] treaty; agreement; covenant; contract [2] brief(ly); simply [3] about; around; approximately [4] [n] date; appointment; engagement; rendezvous; [v] make an appointment [5] poor; poverty; hardship; straitened [6] [v] reduce (mathematics) [7] [v] bind; restrain [8] vague(ly)
(joek)

59
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受審

A

be on trial

sau sam

60
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一審

A

first instance; trial of first instance

jat sam

61
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另一

A

another

ling jat

62
Q

另外，星期四晚應該唔可以同你見面，真係唔好意思！約星期日或下星期喇！

A

Besides, Thursday I can’t make it…sorry! Sunday or next week weekdays are fine!
(ling ngoi, xing ke sei man jing goi mh ho ji tung neih gin min, zan hai mh hou ji ci ! joek zing kei jat waak haa zing kei laa!)

63
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起屋

A

to build a house
[華]: 蓋房子
(hei uk)

64
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蓋房子

A

to build a house
[粵]: 起屋
(goi fong zi)

65
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覆蓋

A

[1] to cover; to overlap; to overlay | [粵] 冚 (kam2)
[2] plant cover; vegetation
[3] coverage | eg.: 4G覆蓋 4G coverage
(fuk goi)

66
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情侶買了衣服

A

The couple bought clothes.

cing leoi maai liu ji fuk

67
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情侶在買衣服

A

The couples is buying clothes

cing leoi zoi maai ji fuk

68
Q

侶

A

companion

leoi

69
Q

另

A

[1] another; other; separate [2] in addition; besides; differently
(ling)

70
Q

分工

A

distribution of work; division of labour; job

fan gung

71
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糯

A

glutinous rice

no (lo)

72
Q

服

A

[1] clothes; garments; dress; costume [2] mourning
[3] [v] wear (clothes)
[4] [v] obey; be convinced; yield; concede; admit
[5] [v] serve
[6] [v] take (medicine)
[7] be accustomed to; be acclimated to
(fuk)

73
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審

A 
(sam) [1] [v] examine; go over; investigate 
[2] [adj] cautious; careful; meticulous
[3] [v] interrogate; hear/try (a case)
[4] [v] know; discern; appreciate 
[4] [adv] really; indeed 
(sam)
74
Q

對面街有便利店。

A

There is a convenience store across the street.

deoi min gaai jau bin lei dim.

75
Q

慳啲洗

A

Don’t spend so much money

haan di sai

76
Q

你熄左個電腦

A

You turn off the computer

neih sik co go din nou

77
Q

熄左

A

turn off; switch off

sik co

78
Q

小心揸車。

A

Drive carefully

siu sam zaa ce.

79
Q

情侶酒店

A

love hotel, hourly hotel, hourly rate hotel

cing leoi zau dim

80
Q

蓋

A 
(goi) [1] lid; cover; cap; top; shell
[2] put a cover/lid on; envelop; film 
[3] cover up; conceal; drown out
[4] affix; impress; imprint; stamp
[5] build; construct; raise; erect
[1] surpass; excel
[2] about; around; approximately
[3] for; because
(goi)
81
Q

頸鏈

A

necklace – may also be written as 頸鍊

geng lin

82
Q

爬山

A

mountain-climbing ; to hike or climb a hill or a mountain

paa saan

83
Q

請揸住,張飛 坐一陣

A

Please sit down, have a seat - wait

ceng zaa zyu, zoeng fei co jat zan

84
Q

申請

A

[1] (v.) to apply [2] (n.) application

san ceng

85
Q

請客

A

to treat somebody to a meal

ceng haak

86
Q

請揸住,張飛坐一坐

A

Sit down, have a seat - wait

ceng zaa zyu, zoeng fei co jat co

87
Q

買咗件蛋糕兩份食

A

I bought a piece of cake for both of us to share

maai zo gin daan gou loeng fan sik

88
Q

鹹鴨蛋

A

Salted Duck Egg

haam aap daan

89
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終點地址

A

destination address

zung dim dei zi

90
Q

終

A

[1] [n] end; conclusion; [v] come to the end [2] [n] death; [v] die; pass away [3] finally; at last; in the end; after all; in the long run [4] whole; all; entire
(zung)

91
Q

實行

A

to carry out; realise

sat haang

92
Q

你識唔識 … 行車呀?

A

Can you drive? (Do you know how to drive?)

neih sik m sik… haang ce aa ?

93
Q

行返轉頭

A

to turn back

haang faan zyun tau

94
Q

講得清清楚楚

A

speaking very seriously

gong dak cing cing co co

95
Q

小姐,唔該埋單

A

Miss, the bill please

siu ze, m goi maai daan

96
Q

呢度有冇郵局呀？

A

Is there a post office in the area?

ne dou jau mou jau guk aa?

97
Q

你有冇佢手機號碼 ?

A

Do you have his mobile number?

neih jau mou keoi sau gai hou maa?

98
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考量

A

to consider to give serious consideration to sth

haau loeng

99
Q

你哋兩個嘈得滯，唔好嘈住我

A

You two are too noisy, don’t disturb me

neih deih loeng go cou dak zai, m hou cou zyu ngoh

100
Q

你瞓得好唔好啊?

A

Did you sleep well?

neih fan dak hou m hou aa?

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