Can07 Flashcards
1
Q
乜嘢?
A
what?
mat jeh
2
Q
介入
A
to intervene; to step in
gaai jap
3
Q
毫
A
a dime; 10 cents ($0.10)
hou
4
Q
就嚟得啦
A
nearly/almost finish
zau lai dak laa
5
Q
我唔記得佢叫乜名。
A
I can’t recall his name.
ngoh m gei dak keoi giu mat meng.
6
Q
職業
A
a profession; an occupation
jik-yihp / zik - jip
7
Q
佢有病 ,我係金小姐嘅同事.
A
She is ill , I am Miss Kim’s colleague.
keoi jau beng, ngoh haih kam siu ze ge tung si
8
Q
唔係, 我唔係秘書, 我係經理.
A
No, I am not a secretary, I am a manager.
mh haih, ngoh mh haih bei syu, ngoh hai ging leih.
9
Q
我都係經理.
A
I am also a manager.
ngoh dou haih ging leih.
10
Q
金小姐係韓國人,你係唔係韓國人呀?
A
Miss Kim is a South-Korean, are you Sourth-Korean.
kam siu ze haih hohk gwok yahn, neih haih mh haih hohk gwok yahn aa ?
11
Q
我又唔係韓國人, 又唔係美國人.
A
I am neither South-Korean nor American.
ngoh yauh mh haih hohk gwok yahn, yauh mh haih mei gwok yahn.
12
Q
等陣
A
Later
deng-jahn /zan
13
Q
接近
A
to be close to; near
zip gan
14
Q
唔嚟, 我今日唔嚟你學校.
A
No, I am not coming to your school today.
m lai, ngoh gam jat m lai neih hok haau
15
Q
汽水啤酒
A
soft drinks and beer
hei seoi be zau
16
Q
我公司
A
my company
ngoh gong si
17
Q
都幾
A
“都幾” is weaker than “好”, it means “Quite”, “Rather”
dou gei
18
Q
返屋企
A
return home; go home
faan uk kei
19
Q
緊要
A
important
gan jiu
20
Q
左便
A
left / it on the left side (direction);the left side
zo bin
21
Q
右便
A
right / it’s on the right side (direction); the right side
jau bin
22
Q
就快, 搞掂
A
nearly, finish
zau faai, gaau dim
23
Q
我幾好呀！番左2日工又放假
A
I’m fine! 2 days work and then I have holidays again!!
番工 - faan gung
24
Q
你鍾唔鍾意睇書呀?
A
Do you like reading books?
Neih zung m zung ji tai syu aa?
25
我可唔可以要啲 …糖/奶/水 …唔該.
Can I have some sugar/milk/water/... please?
26
多啲 …糖/奶/水…唔該.
More sugar/milk/water please.
27
辛苦
difficult; laborious
| san fu
28
授獎
to award a prize
| sau zoeng
29
授受
to give and accept
| sau sau
30
授意
to inspire; to incite; to hint at or suggest something
| sau ji
31
交通工具
```
transportation vehicles (especially land vehicles, but can also include aircraft and watercraft)
(gaau tung gung geoi)
```
32
冇咁
not so; not very; not that | Syn.: 唔係幾
| mou gam
33
老陳 , 我弟一次嚟倫敦 , 請你話我聽去邊處(邊度)玩好呢 ?
Chan, old chap, I'm going the first time to London, please tell me (you say and I listen to) where do you entertain yourself? (where are the places to have fun?)
(lou can , ngoh tai jat ci lai leon deon, cing neih waa ngoh teng heoi bin syu (bin dou) waan hou ne ?)
34
陳皮雞
orange-flavored chicken
| can pei gai
35
陳皮梅
preserved prune; chan pei mui plum: it is sweet, moist, black, and has an orange peel taste to it
(can pei mui)
36
陳列室
showroom; exhibition room
| can lit sat
37
陳列
(n.) (v.) exhibit; display
| can lit
38
抽空
to find time to do sth.
| cau hung
39
抽氣
ventilate; ventilation
| cau hei
40
一鑊泡
in a complete mess; in an awful state; confusion ensues
| jat wok pou
41
發泡膠
foam plastic
| faat pou gaau
42
雞泡
puffer; globe fish
| gai pou
43
聲
[1] [n] sound; voice; noise; tone [2]; music [3] [v] language; tongue [4] reputation; fame [5] [v] make known; (Classifier(s): 把) Jyutping sing1 is literary reading; seng1 is colloquial.
(seng)
44
左右
approximately; almost; around
| zo jau
45
陳
```
[1] [v] arrange; display; lay out
[2] [v] state; explain; narrate
[3] [adj] old; stale; preserved for a long time
[4] [n] a common Chinese surname
(can)
```
46
休克
(medical) shock; to go into shock
| jau hak
47
林
[1] [n] forest; grove; copse [2] [n] collection of books, works, literary extracts, etc. [3] circles; many; numerous; a great body of (capable persons, etc.) [4] a Chinese family name “Lam”
(lam)
48
```
早晨!
早晨!
小姐, 請問貴姓呀?
我姓林, 你呢?
我姓張. 我係德國人. 你係邊度人呀?
我係日本人.
```
```
早晨!
早晨!
小姐, 請問貴姓呀?
我姓林, 你呢?
我姓張. 我係德國人. 你係邊度人呀?
我係日本人.
```
49
一樣
the same
| jat joeng
50
番
```
[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)
```
51
番工
to go to work |
this is a popular alternative/Var. 返工
(faan gung)
52
現在
now; at present; currently; the present time
| jin zoi
53
在
(zoi) [1] at; in; on; up to [2] [v] rest with; consist in; depend on [3] [v] be alive; living; be present; exist [4] used to indicate a progressive tense
When used to show location, 在 can be 'in', 'on ', or 'to' in Standard Chinese. In the sentences:
Hong Kong is in the south of China; Vietnam is on the south of China; Singapore is to the south of China; the Chinese preposition is 在 for all the three occasions. zoi
54
走
[粵] run (see Note) [國] walk; go on foot [3] leave; go away; move
[4] leak; reveal; let out [5] lose the original shape, flavour, etc
Note: The meaning of "run" is mainly used in Cantonese, not in Mandarin. However, we can still find some idiomatic usage of "run" in Standard Written Chinese.
(zau)
55
動
[1] [v] move; stir [2] [v] change; alter [3] [v] act; do [4] [v] touch (one's heart); arouse; excite; move [5] [v] take up [6] [v] use [7] [v] eat or drink [8] movement; action; motion
(dung)
56
到
[1] [v] arrive; reach; get to
[2] [v] go to; leave for
[3] [particle] used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree/extent
[particle] used after a verb to indicate attainment/achievement or potentiality
(dou)
57
放
[5] distribute; hand out; lend for interest
[6] send into exile; exile; banish
[7] (of flowers) blossom; come into bloom
[8] enlarge; lengthen; let out/down
[9] graze; pasture; put out to feed
(fong)
58
放
```
[1] let go; release; set free
[2] let out; dismiss; take leave
[3] put; place; set; lay aside
[4] let off; set off; send out
(fong)
```
59
職
[1] [n] duty; profession; vocation; career [2] [n] office; official duties [3] [n] post; position [4] [v] govern; direct; manage [5] used in place of "I" in documents to a superior [6] only; particularly
(zik)
60
具
```
[1] tool; utensil; implement
[2] provide; furnish; fix
[3] capability; ability; talent
[4] classifier for coffins, dead bodies, certain instruments, etc
[5] possess; have; be eligible
[6] write out; sign; state
(geoi)
```
61
右
[1] right [2] west [3] [v] assist; aid [4] [v] emphasise
| jau
62
左手便
left hand side |Syn.: 左便
| zo sau bin
63
左
[1] left; left side [2] east; east side [3] unorthodox; improper [4] supporting; [v] assist [5] [v] be demoted; descend [6] inconvenience; inconvenient [7] erroneous; mistaken [8] unduly stubborn [9] a surname [10] [v] disobey; disregard
(zo)
64
起嚟
[1] [adv] once you start; when it comes to
[2] [adv] upward; up; together
[3] [v] rise up; stand up
(hei lai)
65
差
[1] [adj] inferior; substandard; erroneous
[2] [v] diverge from; be dissimilar; fall short of
[3] [v] lack; be less than; be short of
(caa)
66
攪掂
to settle everything; to fix a situation [Var.] 搞掂
| gaau dim
67
辛
```
1] hard; laborious
[2] sad; miserable
[3] pungent; hot (in flavour); acrid
[4] eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems
[5] a Chinese family name
(san)
```
68
泰
[1] safe; stable; peaceful (2) shorten form of thailand
[3] extreme; most; excessive
(taai)
69
放膽
to act boldly and with confidence
| fong daam
70
何
```
[1] what; why; where; when; which
[2] how (in exclamation and counter-question)
[3] a Chinese family name
[4] [古] synonym of 荷
(ho)
```
71
```
喂, 唔該你, 金小姐呀?
唔該! 等等!
喂.
請問係唔係金小姐呀?
係, 我係.
```
```
喂, 唔該你, 金小姐呀?
唔該! 等等!
喂.
請問係唔係金小姐呀?
係, 我係.
```
72
呢間學校有冇日本人呀?
有,呢間學校有一個日本人.
嗰個日本人好唔好人呀?
好人, 嗰個日本人好好人.
呢間學校有冇日本人呀?
有,呢間學校有一個日本人.
嗰個日本人好唔好人呀?
好人, 嗰個日本人好好人.
73
陣(太)太有冇車呀?
有, 佢有兩架車.
佢兩架車靚唔靚呀?
唔靚, 佢兩架車都唔靚.
陣(太)太有冇車呀?
有, 佢有兩架車.
佢兩架車靚唔靚呀?
唔靚, 佢兩架車都唔靚.
74
小羊
lamb
| siu joeng
75
麵包
bread | var. form: 麵飽
| min baau
76
芒
[1] [loanword] mango[2] Chinese silver grass
| mong
77
足
[1] foot; leg [2] enough; sufficient; adequate [3] fully; as much as
(zuk)
78
蛋糕
cake
Classifier(s): piece: 件
(daan gou)
79
芝
[1] purplish mushroom symbolising nobility [2] a kind of fragrant herb [3] a Chinese family name [4] used in transliteration for 芝士 (cheese)
(zi)
80
三文治
sandwich - direct transliteration of the English word “sandwich"
(saam man zi)
81
闆
boss; proprietor; person in charge
| baan
82
熱
[1] hot; heat; heated; burning [2] fever [3] earnest; ardent; zealous; enthusiastic; passionate
(jit)
83
飲
[1] [v,n] to drink; drinks; beverage
[2] [v] swallow (tears); nurse (grievance)
[3] [v] be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)
(jam)
84
客
[1] [n] guest [2] [n] customer [3] [n] stranger; alien; foreigner [4] [n] spectator; audience [5] [a] foreign; strange;
(haak)
85
做乜
[1] why; how come | synonyms: [粵] 點解;
[2] doing what; what are you doing; what's your occupation
(zou mat)
86
睇住
[1] keep an eye on (sth. or sb.); to observe sth. keenly [2] (as a warning) look out; watch out; be careful; watch over
(tai zyu)
87
唔好
[1] no good; not good. Mand.: 不好. [2] do not; better not
| mh hou
88
响度
[1] at this place; at that place
| hoeng dou
89
架
[measure] unit of vehicles, plane, piano, etc
for land vehicles, for aeroplanes, for machines such as TV sets, typewriters record players, radio set, etc.
(gaa)
90
換
change; exchange; substitute; alter
| wun
91
護
[1] [v] protect; guard; defend; shelter; shield [2] [v] take sides; be partial to
(wu)
92
你講我知...
Please let me know, ...(neih gong ngoh zi … )
93
咪
[粵] mai1 - Cantonese only
[1] study hard; swot [2] microphone (transliteration of first syllable from 咪高峰)
[3] mile (transliteration of first part of English word)
(mai)
94
咪
[1] isn't; wasn't; aren't (used as a syllable blending from m4hai6 唔係) [2] (often used with 囉) then; as a result; might just as well
(mai)
95
咪
(v) don't; shouldn't; mustn’t - Cantonese only
| mai
96
真是
[1] it really is true; really | Cant.: 係; 真係 [2] is it really? | 係咩; 真係咩
(zan si)
97
疋
(cl.) bolt; roll (for cloth, piece goods)| Variant 匹, which used in simplified script, is sometimes also in used in traditional script.
(pat)
98
匹
```
[v] be equal to; be a match for
[n] one of a pair; mate
[cl] for horses, mules, etc.
[cl] simplified and sometimes traditional variant for 疋, a bolt/roll (of cloth, piece goods)
(pat)
```
99
馬
[1] [n] horse [2] a Chinese family name [3] Kangxi radical 187
(Classifier(s): 匹)
(maa)
100
泰國
Thailand[official translation recognized and used by the United Nations]
泰 - shortened form of ‘Thailand’
(taai gwok)
101
响嗰度
[1] at that place [2] [Syn.] 响度 , 喺度
| hoeng go dou
102
閂窗
[v] to close windows
| saan coeng
103
响呢度
[1] at this place; at that place [2] contraction of 响度 ; 响嗰度
| hoeng ni dou
104
幾時幾日
when?; what date
| gei si gei jat
105
幾時先去食飯呀？
When do we go having meal?
| gei si sin heoi sik faan aa?
106
幾時
when, what time?; anytime; whenever
| gei si
107
今朝
this morning
| gam ziu
108
聽
[1] allow; let
[2] rule; sentence
(ting)
109
聽
[1] listen to; hear
[2] obey; comply with; heed
(teng)
110
英
[1] brave [2] [n] petal; flower; leaf [3] surpassing; outstanding; prominent; distinguished [4] English; British [5] fine; handsome [6] [n] hero; outstanding person [7] a Chinese family name
(jing)
111
同學
classmate, school friend
| tung hok
112
司
[1] [v] have charge of; control; manage; preside over [2] [n] (government) department
(si)
113
公司
company; firm; corporation
| gung si
114
company; firm; corporation
| gung si
[1] confer; award; give; grant [2] teach; instruct; lecture
| sau
115
教授
professor
| gaau sau
116
休息室
lobby; lounge; rest room
| jau sik sat
117
識講
know how to speak (a language)
| sik gong
118
午
[1] noon; high noon [2] 11 am to 1 PM (in Old Chinese time measurement [3] seventh terrestrial branch [4] a Chinese family name
(ng)
119
上午
[1] (Used mostly in written Chinese only) morning |Cant.: 朝早, 上晝 [2] A.M. (ante meridian)
(soeng ng)
120
頭
suffix for certain objects, location words, and adjectives (to form a noun)
(tau)
121
頭
```
[1] [n] head; hair; hairstyle
[2] [adj] first; top; start; end
[3] [n] chief; leader; boss
[4] [n] side; party; aspect
[5] classifier for certain domestic animals
(tau)
```
122
早上
[1] morning | Cant.: 朝早; 朝頭早 | Syn.: 早晨; 上午 [2] earlier | eg.: 十年早上 Ten years ago
(zou soeng)
123
朝頭早
morning | Orig. form of 朝早; used more in conservative Cantonese dialects
(ziu tau zou)
124
朝
[1] [n] morning; dawn
[2] [n] day; now
(ziu)
125
得喇
[1] It's okay now - connoting a sense of changed condition, that sth is completed probably after making first attempt
[2] It'd surely be okay - connoting a sense of impatience, often used by second speaker after listening to an exhortation from first speaker
(dak laa)
126
朝早
in the morning (12:00 am - before 12:00 pm)
| ziu zou
127
晨
[1] early morning; daybreak; morning [2] [v] announce the arrival of morning (said of a cock); crow at down
(san)
128
早
[1] early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature [2] morning [3] ago; before [4] Good morning!
(zou)
129
諗唔起
cannot remember, not able to remember (also 醒唔起 in Cantonese)
(nam m hei)
130
早晨
[1] (Cant.) good morning (greeting) [2] (Std. Chin.) morning | Cant.: 朝早 | Synon.: 早上; 上午
(zou san)
131
醒唔起
cannot remember, not able to remember (also 諗唔起 in Cantonese
| seng m hei
132
遲啲見
'See you later', used as a casual farewell to someone when you don't know when you will see them again.
(ci di gin)
133
遲啲
later
| ci di
134
遲
[1] late; delayed; belated
[2] slow; dilatory; sluggish
(ci)
135
遲到
to arrive late; to be late
| ci dou
136
信封
envelope
| seon fung
137
封
```
[1] a classifier for sth enveloped
[2] envelope; wrapper; covering
[3] seal; close; block
[4] confer (a title) upon
(fung)
```
138
發夢
to dream
| faat mung
139
房
```
[1] room; chamber; cubicle
[2] house; cottage; building
[3] house-like structure
[4] branch of an extended family
[5] wife; concubine
(fong)
```
140
書房
den; study room
| syu fong
141
上海菜
Shanghai cuisine; Shanghai food
| soeng hoi coi
142
上海
Shanghai, the largest city in China
| soeng hoi
143
海
[1] [n] sea; ocean; maritime [2] a great number of people or thing coming together; huge gathering [3] [n] area; field [4] great; unlimited [5] a Chinese family name [6] [Wu] direction; side (strictly used after North, South, etc.)
(hoi)
144
長
[1] [v] grow; develop; increse
[2] [adj] older; elder; senior
[3] [n] chief; head; leader
(zoeng)
145
校
[n] field officer
[1] [v] check; proofread; collate
[2] [v] compare; contrast; contest
(gaau)
146
校
[n] school
| haau
147
校長
school principal
| haau zoeng
148
購
purchase; buy
kau3 is the colloquial sound; gau3, the literary. However, most people prefer to use kau3 in all situations.
(kau)
149
購物
shopping | Syn.: 買東西 | Cant.: 買嘢
| kau mat
150
買東西
to go shopping (lit., "buy things”)
| maai dung sai
151
買嘢
to buy things; to shop; shopping | Std. Chin.: 買東西; 購物
| maai yeh
152
唔係啊嗎
(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can't be!; it can't be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係吖嗎 ; 唔係呀嗎(m hai aa maa)
153
唔係呀嗎
(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can't be!; it can't be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係吖嗎 ; 唔係啊嗎
(m hai aa maa)
154
唔係吖嗎
(often with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone) surely it can't be!; it can't be true, can it?; surely not!; are you kidding?; you must be joking! | Also written as: 唔係啊嗎; 唔係呀嗎
(m hai aa maa)
155
嗎
1] final interrogative particle
[2] used in transliteration
(maa)
156
係咩
really? is that true? (咩 is a final question particle indicating surprise)
(hai me)
157
真係咩
is it really? | 係咩
| zan hai me
158
熟
[1] well done; cooked (as opposed to raw); prepared; processed
[2] ripe (fruit); [v] ripen
[3] very familiar with; well versed; experienced; conversant [4] careful or painstaking survey, study, inspection, etc. [5] deep sleep; sound sleep
(suk)
159
真
[1] true; real; factual; genuine; actual; substantial; really; truly [2] the highest sincerity one is capable of [3] a Chinese family name
(zan)
160
真係
really | 真，真是
| zan hai
161
家姐
elder sister
| gaa ze
162
大忙
very busy
| daai mong
163
忙
[1] [adj] busy; fully occupied; pressed with work [2] [v] make haste; hasten; hurry
(mong)
164
而家
now; this moment; immediately | Std. Chin.: 現在
| ji gaa
165
現
[1] [v] appear; emerge; reveal; manifest; become visible [2] current; now; present; modern [3] in time of need; extempore [4] cash [5] ready; available [6] actual
(jin)
166
粥
[n] rice gruel; congee; porridge
| zuk
167
泡
[n] bubbles; foam; lather
| pou
168
糜
[1] [n] gruel; paste; porridge
[2] [adj] rotten; mashed; corrupted
[3] [v] spend extravagantly; waste
(mei)
169
潮州
Chaozhou; Chaochow; Teochew (Chiu Chow)
| ciu zau
170
潮州糜
Chiuchow style rice soup; Teochew porridge (潮州泡飯粥)
| ciu zau mei
171
潮
[1] [n] tide [2] moist; wet; damp; humid [3] inferior in skill or fineness (gold, silver, etc.) [4] [粵] trendy, up-to-date
(ciu)
172
男
[1] [n] human male; man; boy; son [2] [n] baron
| naam
173
嚟𠺢
a sentence particle such as the explanatory 嚟𠺢
| lèih gaa
174
不明白
not clear; unknown; fail to understand
Can be shortened to just 不明
(bat ming baak)
175
明
[1] bright; light; brilliant [2] clear; understandable; [v] clarify; understand; obvious; evident [3] intelligent; clever [4] eyesight; seeing faculty [5] day; daybreak; dawn [6] [v] state; show; assert [7] next (day or year) [8] the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) [10] a Chinese family name
(ming)
176
明白
to understand | [粵]: also simply 明
| ming baak
177
喺
[v] be located at; be in; be on; be at [prep] in; on; at; form
(hai)
178
見
1] [v] see; catch sight of; observe
[2] [v] meet; call on; visit
[3] [n] view; opinion; idea
[4] [v] show evidence of; appear to be
[5] [v] (used before a verb to indicate the passive)
[6] [v] [粵] feel (cold, dizzy, sick, etc)
(gin)
179
呢便
[1] here |Syn.: 呢邊; 呢度; 呢處 [2] this side
| ni bin
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晝
1] day; daytime; daylight [2] a Chinese family name
| zau
181
休息
to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break
| jau sik
182
起
[1] [v] begin; start [2] rise; stand up; go up; get up [3] [v] happen; take place [4] [v] unfold; uncover [5] build; establish [6] a numerical classifier for incidents
(hei)
183
封信
letter / piece of mail
| fung seon
184
喎
a final particle that works as a casual reminder, connoting a sense of expectation [wo3] or surprise [wo4]; sometimes used to report second-hand information [wo5]
(wo)
185
好唔好呀? 得唔得呀 ?
好唔好呀? as a way of asking someone's opinion after making a statement. 得唔得呀 ? is perhaps even more commonly used for the same purpose.
(hou m hou aa ? dak m dak aa ?)
186
床
bed
| cong
187
梳
[3] [classifier] a hand/bunch of (bananas)
| so
188
動物
animal; fauna
| dung mat
189
漢堡包
hamburger
| hon bou baau
190
塊
```
[1] a lump (or clod) of earth
[2] a piece; lump; cube
[3] a dollar
[4] a piece of (land, bread, etc.)
[5] alone; to be all by oneself
(faai)
```
191
梳
[1] a comb; coarse comb; brush [2] to comb; to braid; to plait
(Classifier(s): 把)
(so)
192
豬油
lard; pork fat | Also: '豬膏’
猪油
(zyu jau)
193
床鋪
bedding; bed sheets; bed covers
| cong pou
194
攰
tired; weary; exhausted; [口] beat; [口] bushed; [英][口] knackered | Used often in coll. Cantonese
[2][粵] variant of 癐
(gui)
195
抽
[1] [v] draw out; pull out or open [2] [v] sprout; put forth shoots; bud [3] [v] rid; take away; extraction; [4] [v] whip; lash [5] [v] smoke (cigarettes, etc.) [6] [v] shrink; (7) classifier for bunch/hand for grapes/keys
(cau)
196
雜誌
magazine; journal; periodical
Classifier(s): 本, 份
(zaap zi)
197
相機
[n] camera | [full form] 影相機
Classifier(s): 個, 部, 架, 台
(soeng gei)
198
層
[1][n] storey (of a building); layer; floor; stratum [2][n] point; aspect; matter; (a particular matter or issue receiving focus from a larger sphere of relevance)
(cang)
199
層三樓
3 top floor building
| chang saam lau
200
休
[[1] rest; [v] rest [2] [v] stop; cease; give up; retire [3] happiness; joy; weal [4] do not (followed by verb) [5] off
(jau)
