Can06 Flashcards
1
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我要同你講新年好。新年快樂！
A
I wish you a happy new year.
ngoh yiu tung neih gong san nin hou.
2
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企理
A
neat, has orderliness; dignity, doesn’t work carelessly
kei lei
3
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感興趣
A
be interested (gam hing ceoi)
4
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梘粉
A
washing powder; laundry detergent
gaan fan
5
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洗面梘
A
Face cleanser
sai min gaan
6
Q
不如你試吓答案？
A
Why don’t you try to answer?
bat jyu neih si haa daap on?
7
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同
A
with, and (a shorter form of 同埋)
tung
8
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行
A
to journey; to go towards
haang
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一 定
A
certainly (decide, fix, definite, sure)
jat ding
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溜冰
A
Ice skating
lau bing
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即場
A
on the spot
zik coeng
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即時
A
immediately
zik si
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女仕內衣
A
lingerie
neoi si noi ji
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北京菜
A
Peking food
bak-ging coi
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北京烤鴨
A
Peking duck
bak ging haau aap
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晚飯
A
dinner; supper
maan faan
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陣小姐鍾唔鍾意飲咖啡呀?
A
Miss Chahn do you like to drink a coffee.
zan siu zu zung m zung ji jam gaa fe aa?
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仕應
A
Waiter
si ying (jing)
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即管
A
although; by all means
zik gun
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即係
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exactly; precisely the case; that is; that is to say
zik hai
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慶祝
A
(v.) to celebrate; (n.) celebration
hing zuk
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豉
A
fermented beans
si
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其
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[1] [pron] that; such [2] [pron] his; her; its; their [3] [pron] he; she; it; they [4] used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression [5] used as suffix of an adverb (kei)
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差
A
[1] [v] send on an errand; dispatch; assign
[2] [n] errand; mission; assignment
[3] [n] errand boy; messenger; runner
(caai)
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聽日要番工
Everything back to normal start from tomorrow
| teng yat yiu fan gung
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肯
1] be willing to; be ready to; be eager to
[2] agree; consent
(hang)
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肯定
definitely; certainly
| hang ding
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你肯定?
Are you sure?
| neih hang ding
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冇料到
incompetent; useless
| mou liu dou
30
冇料
uneducated; uninformed; clueless; ignorant; lack of gravitas; harmless
(mou liu)
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週
```
[1] week; period (e.g. annual)
[2] circle; circuit; circular
[3] perimeter; circumference; periphery
[4] whole; all over; all around
(zau)
```
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實
```
[1] solid; concrete; substantial; tangible
[2] true; real; factual; sincere
[3] fruit; seed
[4] [粵] definitely; certainly
[5] [粵] closely; tightly
(sat)
```
33
北京鴨
Peking duck; roast duck
| bak ging aap
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多士爐
```
a toaster
(do si lou)
```
35
閂爐
turn off the oven
| saan lou
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放心
relieved, to not worry, be at ease | [粵]: 放膽(fong daam)
| fong sam
37
以至
up to; so that
| ji zi
38
就至
just; moments ago
| zau zi
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就噉
just like; that then just | [國] 就那樣 | Also written as 就咁
| zau gam
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咁,你係邊度人呀？
Then (Well), where do you come from?
| gam, neih haih bin douh yahn aa ?
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我又係日本人, 又係中國人.
```
I am (both) Japanese and Chinese.
(ngoh yauh haih jat bun yahn, yauh haih zung gwok yahn)
```
42
仕
be an official; enter government service
| shi / si
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應
should; ought to; must; need
| jing
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空中小姐
air stewardess; female flight attendant
| hung zung siu ze
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律師
lawyer, attorney
| Leot si/Leuht si
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冇時間
to have NO time (being busy)
| mou si gaan
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接見
to receive somebody; to interview somebody
| zip gin
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你聽日去唔去新界呀？
Are you going to New Territories tomorrow?
| neih teng jat heoi m heoi saan gaai aa?
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細
thin; slender; small; careful; fine
| sai
50
世間
in this world
| sai gaan
51
慢
slow
| maan
52
唔知
do not know; not sure
| m zi
53
下個
next
| haa go
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我幾好 .
I am quite well.
| ngoh gei hou.
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去 / 嚟 / 返 --> Aspect of Direction + Time --> Negative Answer
NA: mh Verb (1) + Subject + Time + mh Verb(1) + Adv (Place) + Verb(2) + Object.
唔去, 我 + 今日 + 唔去 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲. (No, I am not going to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
唔嚟, 我 + 今日 + 唔嚟 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲.(No, I am not coming to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
唔返, 我 + 今日 + 唔返 + 尖沙咀 +睇 + 戲.(No, I am not returning to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
NA: mh Verb (1) + Subject + Time + mh Verb(1) + Adv (Place) + Verb(2) + Object.
唔去, 我 + 今日 + 唔去 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲. (No, I am not going to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
唔嚟, 我 + 今日 + 唔嚟 + 尖沙咀+睇 + 戲.(No, I am not coming to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
唔返, 我 + 今日 + 唔返 + 尖沙咀 +睇 + 戲.(No, I am not returning to Tsimshatsui to see a movie today.)
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(有)好 --> 好
When the English Adjective "many" is inserted in the above sentences, the Cantonese Verb "有" is optional, but the "好" must be used to modify the Cantonese Adjective "多" (many)
e.g.
There are many books in the school.
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學校有冇埃及人呀? --> Are there any Egyptians in the school?
| 冇, 學校冇埃及人. --> No, there are no Egyptians in the school.
學校有冇埃及人呀? --> Are there any Egyptians in the school?
| 冇, 學校冇埃及人. --> No, there are no Egyptians in the school.
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你屋企多唔多狗呀?
多, 我屋企有四隻狗.
嗰四隻狗大唔大呀?
唔大, 嗰四隻狗都好細.
你屋企多唔多狗呀?
多, 我屋企有四隻狗.
嗰四隻狗大唔大呀?
唔大, 嗰四隻狗都好細.
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你有冇鉛筆呀？
有,我有一枝鉛筆.
你枝筆貴唔貴呀？
貴, 我枝筆好貴.
你有冇鉛筆呀？
有,我有一枝鉛筆.
你枝筆貴唔貴呀？
貴, 我枝筆好貴.
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一都啲唔
Not even a little bit
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呢 + 啲 + 貓仔
"啲" used to form a Demonstrative (Plural)
Demonstrative pronoun + "啲" + Noun
These kittens
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嗰 + 啲 + 貓仔
Those kittens
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汁
juice; natural fluid; sap; gravy
| zap
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兄
[1] elder brother; elder male cousin[2] used as a respectful way of addressing each other between men
(hing)
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姊妹
sisters (figuratively and literally)
| zi mui
66
姊
elder sister; sister
| zi
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手提電話
mobile telephone
| sau tai din waa
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提
[1] [v] lift by hand; pull up; arouse; raise; carry [2] [v] cause to rise or happen [3] [v] mention; bring forward; suggest; propose (a motion, etc.) [4] [v] obtain; make delivery; draw out [5] [v] manage; control [6] a rising stroke in Chinese writing [7] surname [7] portable; mobile
(tai)
69
手機
cellphone; mobile phone
| sau gei
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北京
Beijing (used to be called Peking), the capital of the People's Republic of China
(bak ging)
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北
[1] north; northern; northerly; northward [2] defeated
| bak
72
雀
[1] a general name of small birds, as sparrows, chickadees, etc. [2] freckled
(zoek)
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鳥
[1] [n] bird, usually with a long tail
| niu
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京
1] [n] capital city; metropolis [2] ten million [3] great; greatness [4] a Chinese family name
(ging)
75
東南西北
the four cardinal directions; in all directions; north, south, east, and west (but in Chinese, it's always said in the order: east-south-west-north)
(dung naam sai bak)
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小鳥
bird [粵]: 雀仔
| siu niu
77
小巴
minibus
| siu baa
78
課室
classroom
| fo sat
79
好消息
good news
| hou siu sik
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幾時
Adverbs denoting "time when" are always placed before the Verb or even before the Subject, but never after the Verb.
This can generally be used to denote Tense without any chance in the form of the Verb; when
(gei si)
81
甸
[1] [n] outskirts of the capital
[2] [n] farm crops
[3] [v] govern; rule
(din)
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重
[adv] furthermore: even; still; also | [variant] 仲
in addition
(zung)
83
會
[v] get together; assemble; gather [v] meet with; see; receive (a guest)
[n] meeting; party; conference [n] association; society; union
[n] chief city; capital; metropolis; / it is likely that (future possibility)
(wui)
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會
[v] get together; assemble; gather [v] meet with; see; receive (a guest)
[n] meeting; party; conference [n] association; society; union
[n] chief city; capital; metropolis; / it is likely that (future possibility)
(wui)
85
冷天
cold day - “winter”
| laang tin
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冷靜
```
calm down (usually refer to temperament)
(laang zing)
```
87
我有兩件白色衫
I have two white shirts
| ngoh jau loeng gin baak sik saam
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白色
white
| baak sik
89
爐
stove; oven; furnace; fireplace; hearth
| lou
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細路仔
children
| sai lou zai
91
向
[1] [v] turn; face [2] toward; … to [n] direction; trend [3] until now [4] a Chinese family name
(hoeng)
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新年快樂！
Happy New Year
| san nin faai lok
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祝
[1] [v] wish some one happiness; pray for happiness or blessings [2] [v] congratulate; felicitate [3] [v] celebrate [4] a Chinese family name
(zuk)
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我祝你新年好！
I wish you a happy new year.
| ngoh zuk neih san nin hou !
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慶
[1] [v] celebrate; congratulate; rejoice
[2] [n] celebration; festivity; commemoration
(hing)
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我係屋企，同屋企人食飯
I'am at home and eating with my family.
| ngoh hai uk kei, tung uk kei jan sik fan
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你點慶祝呀?
how do you celebrate?
| neih dim hing zuk aah?
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預
[1] [v] beforehand; in advance; previously [2] [v] prepare; arrange; make ready; reserve (funds, troops, etc.) [3] [v] take part in
(jyu)
99
半夜
12 midnight
| bun je
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似
[1] [v] resemble; to seem; similar to [2] like; as if
| ci
101
久
[1] long [2] for a long time (ago) [3] [v] detain someone [4] [AC] old
(gau)
102
時
```
[1] time; fixed time
[2] [n] season
[3] [n] era; age; period; epoch
[4] hours
[5] often; frequently
(si)
```
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時
```
[6] fashionable
[7] proper and adequate
[8] opportune (moments); opportunity
[9] timely; seasonable
[10] now ... now ...; sometimes ... sometimes ...
[11] a Chinese family name
(si)
```
104
幫
[1] help; assist [2] [n] gang; group; class; fleet [3] the sides of a shoe or gutter
(bong)
105
能
[1] [v] be able; can [2] [n] ability; capability; talent; competence [3] energy (as atomic)
(nang)
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邊個
[1] which?; which one; which person |
[2] who?
(bin go)
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樣
[1] shape; form; appearance; looks
[2] sample; model; pattern; specimen
[3] type; kind; sort; variety
(joeng)
108
作
```
[1] [v] make; work; engage in an activity
[2] [v,n] write; compose; writings
[3] [v] regard as; take sb/sth for
[4] [v] rise; grow; stand up
[5] [v] pretend; feign; affect
(zok)
```
109
弟
[1] [n] young brother
[2] [n] junior
[3] [v] show brotherly love
(dai)
110
轉
[1] turn; change; shift [2] transfer; pass on; transmit
| zyun
111
兄弟
brothers (figuratively and literally)
| hing dai
112
興
```
[1] to launch; to promote
[2] to become popular; fashionable
[3] an interest
[4] get up, arise
(hing)
```
113
趣
[1] [n] interest; delight; fun
[2] [adj] interesting; amusing; funny
[3] [n] inclination; taste; liking
(ceoi)
114
有興趣
interested, interesting
| jau hing ceoi
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火車站
train station
| fo ce zaam
116
巴士站
bus stop, bus statio
| baa si zaam
117
站
[n] station; [v] stand, halt, stop
| zaam
118
火車路
```
a railway (also 鐵路)
(fo ce lou)
```
119
鐵路
railway (also 火車路); railroad
| tit lou
120
羹
```
[1] thick soup; liquid food; broth
[2] [粵] spoon | [國] 匙
[3] [粵] [classifier] spoonful (of sugar, etc)
(Classifier(s): (for spoon) 隻)
(gang)
```
121
糖
sugar; candy; sweets
(Classifier(s): 羹, 匙 (for sugar); 粒, 盒 (for candy))
(tong)
122
沙
[1] sand; grit; tiny gravel
[2] sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery
[3] utensils made of sand or pottery clay
[4] [adj] (of voice) hoarse; husky
(Classifier(s): 粒)
(saa)
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禮物
present; gift
| lai mat
124
中文字
Chinese language characters
| zung man zi
125
出便
outside; exterior
| ceot bin
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息
rest; put stop to; end; cease
| sik
127
消
[1] [v] vanish; die out; disappear [2] [v] disperse; eliminate; remove; alleviate; allay; extinguish; quench [3] [v] need; take
(siu)
128
消息
news; information; tidings. Synon.: 新聞 (but generally not interchangeable – usage is different)
(siu sik)
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密
[1] dense; thick; tight [2] close; intimate
| mat
130
秘密
[1] secret; [2] security classification of “confidential”
| bei mat
131
意見
opinion; viewpoint; view
| ji gin
132
但係
but; however; (Synonyms: Cantonese: 不過)
| daan hai
133
不過
but; however; only; just; merely; nevertheless (Synonyms: Cantonese: 但係)
(bat gwo)
134
料
[1] [v] anticipate; expect; suppose [2] [v] deal with; attend to; take care of
(liu)
135
有料到
useful, substantial
| jau liu dou
136
有心
[1] [adv] intentionally; purposely[2] [粵] that's kind/thoughtful of you; thank you for your concern
3) kind of you to ask
(jau sam)
137
有用
useful
| jau jung
138
前
[1] front; in front; forward; before [2] previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times [3] future [4] [v] advance; proceed; progress; precede
(cin)
139
前面
in front;
| cin min
140
有落
said when one desires to get off a minibus
Someone’s getting off’ (used on minibuses, and so on to express the wish to get off)
(jau lok)
141
普
universal; general; widespread; everywhere; common; all
| pou
142
搬
[1] move; take away; remove; carry
[2] move residence; migrate
[3] adapt and show (on stage, screen, etc)
[4] copy/apply indiscriminately; adopt mechanically
(bun)
143
普通話
putonghua; China's national language; standard Chinese pronunciation; Mandarin; [lit] common speech
(pou tung waa)
144
搬屋
move house
| bun uk
145
老師
teacher | [粵]: also 教師, 先生
| lou si
146
師
[1] [n] teacher; master; tutor [2] [n] specialist (especially of medicine; painting, music, divining, etc.) [3] [n] division in the Chinese army; [4] [n] army [5] [n] model; example [6] [v] teach [7] [v] pattern; model after [8] [n] local administrative chief [9] a surname
(si)
147
教師
teacher | [粵]: also 老師, 先生
| gaau si
148
返工
[1] [粵] go to work | [華] 上班 | [related term] 開工 (start work) [2] [國] redo a job that has been poorly done
(faan gung)
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即
promptly; quickly; immediately; at once; namely; to be; mean
| zik
150
即便
even if; even though
| zik bin
151
巴
[1] name of an ancient state which occupied today's eastern Szechwan [2] [n] crust formed as a result of heat or dryness [3] [v] greatly desire; anxiously hope; expect [4] used with parts of human body (hands, cheeks, chin, etc.)
(baa)
152
空
[1] leisure; free time; spare time
[2] blank (space); vacant; vacancy; [v] leave blank or vacant
(3) air; sky(hung)
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空
[1] empty; hollow; void
[2] [v] empty; exhaust; reduce to extremity
[3] fictitious; unreal; impractical
[4] vain and useless (efforts, etc.); ineffective; fruitless
(hung)
154
空位
a spare space; a vacant or unoccupied seat
| hung wai
155
便
[1] convenient; handy; expedient
[2] proper; appropriate; suitable
[3] informal; ordinary; plain
(bin)
156
入便
inside
| jap bin
157
客人
a guest; guests
| haak jan
158
嬲
[a] angry - [Cantonese]
| nau
159
搵
[1] search; find; look for
[2] use; make use of
[3] earn (money)
(wan)
160
熊
1] [n] bear
[2] [v] rebuke; upbraid
[3] [n] a Chinese family name
(hung)
161
上面
[1] above; on top; over there
[2] Mainland China (for a person living in Hong Kong or Macau)
(soeng min)
162
熊貓
[1] panda [2] [slang] sleep-deprived person with dark rings around the eyes
(hung maau)
163
時間
(duration of) time; period
| si gaan
164
經驗
experience
| ging jim
165
驗
[1] [v] test; examine; analyse [2] [v] produce an effect [3] [v] verify; prove; to check
(jim)
166
機
[1] machine; machinery; mechanics [2] opportune; chance; opportunity [3] [n] crucial point; pivot [4] tricky; cunning [5] [n] aircraft; plane; aeroplane; airplane [6] telephone (esp. cellular)
(gei)
167
機會
opportunity; chance; prospect
| gei wui
168
重
[adv] furthermore: even; still; also
[1] [adj] heavy; weighty; strong
[1] [v] attach importance to; lay stress on
[2] [adj] important; significant; strategic
[3] [adj] solemn; composed; discreet
(zung)
169
就
[1] [adv] at once; forthwith; right away [2] [adv] as early as; already
[3] [adv] exactly; precisely; definitely [4] [adv] only; merely; just
[5] [adv] as many as; as much as [6] [adv] (if/since/because ...) then
(zau)
170
就
[7] [v] arrive; come near; approach [8] [v] engage in; enter upon; undertake
[9] [v] comply with; yield to; accommodate [10] [v] make use of; avail oneself of
[11] [v] accomplish; get ready; succeed [12] [v] has been; have been
[13] [prep] with regard to; concerning; as far as [14] [conj] even if; even though
(zau)
171
法
[1] [n] institution [2] [n] law; rules; regulations; statute; legal [3] methods; ways of doing things [4] [v] pattern; model after [5] the way; doctrines (Buddhism)
(faat)
172
有錢
rich; wealthy
| jau cin
173
雀仔
bird (Mandarin equivalent: 鳥 , 小鳥); (mahjong) an alternate name for the one of sticks/bamboo tile
(zoek zai)
174
粒
[1] classifier for grainlike things (like rice, sand) or things that are small and round (pearl, bullet) - 糖
(nap)
175
的
[dik1 & de5] [1] possessive; adjectival suffix [2] final particle
(dik)
176
結
(1) [1] [v] knot; tie; weave [2] [v] unite; join; connect [3] [n] knot [4] [v] congeal [5] [v] form; found; constitute [6] [v] bear fruit; [n] result [7] [v] pay; settle (account, etc.) [8] [n] node
(git)
177
結
(2) [1] [v] stutter; stammer [2] tough; strong; durable [3] [v] bear (fruit); form (seed)
(git)
178
秘書
secretary
| bei syu
179
堂課
classwork
| tong fo
180
功
[1] [n] achievement; merit; accomplishment; good result; exploit [2] usefulness; effectiveness [3] [n] function [4] work (physics)
(gung)
181
病
[1] [n] sickness; illness; disease
[2] [v] fall ill; be sick; sicken
[3] [n] defect; fault; malady; blame
(beng)
182
婆婆
husband's mother, mother-in-law
| po po
183
奶奶
[1] father's mother; paternal grandmother. [Syn.]嫲嫲 [粵]阿嫲[2] husband's mother (mother-in-law). [Syn]婆婆
(naai naai)
184
探
[4] [v] stick out [5] [v] explore [6] [v] visit; inquiry about [v] try; attempt; test
(taam)
185
探
1] find; locate; search; prospect; feel (in a pocket or bag) [2] [v] watch; spy; [n] spy; detective; [v] investigate; [n] secret agent [3] [v] try; venture; tempt
(taam)
186
唔記得
to forget; not remember
| m gei dak
187
老板
boss; manager; owner (sometimes written as: 老闆; Cantonese 老細)
(lou baan)
188
電話
telephone; telephone call; telephone number
| din waa
189
老細
boss; manager; owner (Std. Chin.: 老闆, 老板)
| lou saai
190
寫信
to write a letter
| se seon
191
俾面
to give face to; to do somebody a favour
| bei min
192
醫
[1] [v] cure; heal; treat (disease) [2] [n] doctor; surgeon; physician [3] medical science; medical service; medicine
(ji)
193
過
[1] pass; cross; walk [2] across; through; over [3] spend time; pass time [4] surpass; exceed; excel [5] too much; excessive; unduly [6] mistake; demerit; fault [7] particle marking experiential aspect
(gwo)
194
主
[1] [n] master, chief; leader; owner [2] [n] host [3] [n] main aim; goal [4] Jesus Christ; God; Lord [5] [v] officiate at; preside over; take charge of; direct; head [6] [v] control; determine [7] main; chief; primary; principal
(zyu)
195
清
[1] clear; pure; clean [2] brief; scarce [3] virtuous; honest [4] [v] arrange; place in order [5] [v] conclude; terminate; repay (debts); settle [6] clear; simple and easily understandable [7] Ching dynasty (1644-1911) [8] [v] clean
(cing)
196
今日好熱呀
It's hot today
| gam jat hou jit aa
197
交換
to exchange; to switch; to swap; [n] exchange
| gaau wun
198
處
[n] (a particular) quality, mark, feature, point or part
[n] department; office (usually of a government agency)
(cyu)
199
餅
[1] [n] cakes; biscuits; pastry [2] anything round and flat, as a disc
(beng)
200
我哋係遊客
We're tourists
201
哈哈！多謝！
Haa Haa ! thank you
