Lesson 7 Talking about major festivals in Hong Kong Flashcards
1
Q
Time (occasion, instance)
A
次 chi
2
Q
Pass time in Chinese New Year
A
過年
gwo nìhn
3
Q
Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year
A
農曆新年
nùhng lihk sān nìhn
4
Q
“I see that”, it turns out, all along
A
原來
yùhn lòih
5
Q
The first day of CNY
A
年初一
nìhn chō yāt
6
Q
Second day of CNY
A
年初二
nìhn chō yih
7
Q
A relative
A
親戚
chān chīk
個，位 (wái)
8
Q
Red packet, lucky money
A
利是
laih sih
封 (fūng)
9
Q
Welcome
A
歡迎
fūn yìhng
10
Q
Festival (day)
A
節日
jit yaht
個
11
Q
Commemorate
A
紀念
gei nihm
12
Q
In the past
A
以前
yíh chìhn
13
Q
Government
A
政府
jing fú
個
14
Q
Never before
A
從來(都)唔/未/冇
chùhng lòih (dou) m/meih/móuh
15
Q
At the end, finally
A
收尾
sāu mēi
16
Q
Die
A
死séi
17
Q
Round, full (moon)
A
圓yùhn
18
Q
No matter…Whether…Or
A
無論
mòuh leuhn
19
Q
Story
A
故事
gu sih
個
20
Q
Fly (v)
A
飛fēi
21
Q
Originally
A
本來
bún lòih
22
Q
Believe, believe in, trust
A
信／相信
seun / sēung seun
23
Q
To have a hair cut
A
剪頭髮
jín tàuh faat
24
Q
Hair
A
頭髮
tàuh faat
25
Wash the hair
洗頭
| sái tàuh
26
Perm the hair
電髮
| dihn faat
27
Dye the hair
染髮
| yíhm faat
28
(Of hair, beard, etc.) to let grow or to wear
留làuh
29
Beard, moustache
鬍鬚
| wùh sōutìuh
30
Curly
鬈 lyūn
31
Straight
直jihk
