Can08 Flashcards
1
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鉛
A
[metal] lead (Pb)
jyun
2
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頂
A
[1] [n] top; peak; crown (of the head)
[2] classifier for sth that has a top
(deng)
3
Q
鑽
A
[1] drill; bore; perforate; pierce; dig through
[2] get into; go through; make one’s way into
[3] study intensively; dig into; bury onself in
[4] secure personal gain; worm one’s way into sth
(zyun)
4
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石頭都鑽出水
A
make the impossible become possible
sek tau dou zyun ceot seoi
5
Q
鑽石王老五
A
a golden bachelor (lit. diamond single man) ng5 may be pronounced as m5
(zyun sek wong lou ng)
6
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黑珍珠
A
black pearl
hak zan zyu
7
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圓珠筆
A
ballpoint pen (jyun zyu bat)
8
Q
珍珠都冇咁真
A
it’s definitely true (an emphatic reply to a question if something is really true or not)
(lit.) even a genuine pearl isn’t as genuine
(zan zyu dou mou gam zan)
9
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珍珠
A
pearl; (placename) Chun Chu
zan zyu
10
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珍貴
A
precious; highly valuable
zan gwai
11
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我好鍾意飲珍珠奶茶
A
I like to drink bubble tea!
ngo hou zung ji jam zan zyu naai caa
12
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法蘭克福腸
A
Frankfurt sausage
faat laan hak fuk coeng
13
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克服
A
(try to) overcome (hardships); to surmount (the difficulties)
(hak fuk)
14
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埋堆
A
to gather in one place; to congregate into a clique
maai deoi
15
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動力反應堆
A
power reactor
dung lik faan jing deoi
16
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冷手執個熱煎堆
A
to have an unexpected stroke of good luck (lit., “a cold hand grasps a hot rice ball”)
(laang sau zap go jit zin deoi)
17
Q
冷手執個熱煎堆
A
to have an unexpected stroke of good luck (lit., “a cold hand grasps a hot rice ball”)
(laang sau zap go jit zin deoi)
18
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煎堆
A
deep-fried rice ball with peanuts inside (Chee Cho)
zin deoi
19
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反應堆
A
reactor
faan jing deoi
20
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一堆
A
a pile [Syn.] 一疊
jat deoi
21
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一磅香蕉
A
a pound of bananas
yat bong hoeng ziu
22
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香蕉
A
banana
hoeng ziu
23
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苹果
A
apple
ping gwo
24
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芒果布甸
A
mango pudding
mong gwo bou din
25
撿
[v] pick up; collect; gather -- alternative char: 揀 (gaan)
| gim
26
首期款
down payment; initial payment | Syn.: 首期; 頭期; 頭期款
| sau kei fun
27
首要
the most important; the top priority
| sau jiu
28
首次
first time
| sau ci
29
首都
capital
| sau dou
30
寶石
precious stone; gem
| bou sek
31
雲石
marble
| wan sek
32
肚痛
stomach-ache
| tou tung
33
痛
[1] painful; aching [2] sorrowful; sad; bitter; poignant; bitterly [3] heartily; to one's heart's content
(tung)
34
問候咭
(n.) greetings card
| man hau kaat
35
信用咭
credit card
| seon jung kaat
36
珍寶
jewellery; treasure
| zan bou
37
盞得
in the end only be left with...; fruitlessly…
| zaan dak
38
盞搞
do something to no avail; do something for nothing
| zaan gaau
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盞攪
do something to no avail; do something for nothing
| zaan gaau
40
石
[1] stone; rock; mineral [2] [n] calculus (as a kidney calculus; kidney stone) [3] [n] stone tablets [4] medicines [5] barren (as a barren woman) [6] name of an ancient musical instrument [7] a Chinese family name
(sek)
41
士啤鎖匙
a spare key
| si be so si
42
花朵
flower; blossom
| faa do
43
咖啡色
brown (literally "coffee colour”)
| gaa fe sik
44
咭片
a business card; a name card
| kaat pin
45
自然
nature; natural
| zi jin
46
當然
of course; as it should be; only natural that
| dong jin
47
然
[1] yes; most certainly; permission; right; correct [2] however; but; still; nevertheless; on the other hand [3] really; if so [4] same as 燃 (burn) [5] a Chinese family name
(jin)
48
然後
afterwards; and then (can also be 然之後)
| jin hau
49
首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.
| sau sin heoi tou syu gun, jin hau faan uk kei
50
首先
first of all; in the first place
| sau sin
51
厚疊疊
```
very thick (objects)
(hau daap daap)
```
52
疊水
rich, having a lot of money
| daap seoi
53
約束
to restrict; to limit to
| joek cuk
54
篇幅
(take up or devote) space/ink/time (in a printed page or news story); length (of a piece of writing)
(pin fuk)
55
盞嘥氣
to waste one's energy for nothing; do sth. in vain
| zaan saai hei
56
盞鬼
funny
| zaan gwai
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如果
if
| jyu gwo
58
擺堆
take a dump; defecate; crap
| baai deoi
59
小姐, 早晨 ! 請問你係唔係 金小姐 呀?
Good morning ! Please would you tell me whether or not you are Miss Kim.
(siu ze, jou sahn ! ceng man neih haih mh haih kam siu ze aa ?)
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擇
select; choose; pick; determine
| zaak
61
檳
a kind of apple tree
| ban
62
裝
[1] [v] fill in; fill up; pack; load [2] [v] pretend; feign [3] [v] adorn; dress; make up; ornamental dressing; decorate (room, etc.) [4] [v] disguise
(zong)
63
裝
[5] [v] store up; keep [6] [v] install (machines; equipment, etc.) [7] clothes and personal effects; outfit
(zong)
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教會
church
| gaau wui
65
跑馬地
Happy Valley
| paau maa dei
66
其他
other; else
| kei taa
67
常識
general knowledge; common sense
| soeng sik
68
係, 我唔記得…買…報紙...添！
Oh, I have forgotten to buy … the newspaper
| hai, ngoh m gei dak … maai … bou zi … tim!
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係, 我唔記得…去…郵局...添！
Oh, I have forgotten to go to the post office.
| hai, ngoh m gei dak … heoi … jau guk … tim!
70
佢呢? (佢係唔係經理呀?)
And he / she?
| keuih ne? (keuih haih mh haih ging-leih aa?)
71
```
金小姐, 你好嗎?
我好好, 唔該!
你而家放工, 係唔係呀?
係呀! 我而家放工.
我哋而家一齊去食晏晝飯, 好嗎?
好呀! 我哋去尖沙咀食晏晝飯呀!
```
```
金小姐, 你好嗎?
我好好, 唔該!
你而家放工, 係唔係呀?
係呀! 我而家放工.
我哋而家一齊去食晏晝飯, 好嗎?
好呀! 我哋去尖沙咀食晏晝飯呀!
```
72
金小姐, 我係陣經理. 我哋今日晏晝一齊去飲茶, 好唔好呀?
陣經理, 對唔住, 我今日晏晝好忙,晏晝唔得閒,我唔去嘞!
咁,我哋今晚一齊去食飯, 好唔好呀?
多謝嘞! 我今晚都冇時間.
金小姐, 我係陣經理. 我哋今日晏晝一齊去飲茶, 好唔好呀?
陣經理, 對唔住, 我今日晏晝好忙,晏晝唔得閒,我唔去嘞!
咁,我哋今晚一齊去食飯, 好唔好呀?
多謝嘞! 我今晚都冇時間.
73
```
你今年返唔返去日本呀?
唔返, 我今年唔返去日本.日本而家好凍. 德國而家凍唔凍呀?
德國唔凍, 好熱. 你有冇車呀?
有, 我有車.
你有乜嘢車呀?
我有一㗎日本車.
```
```
你今年返唔返去日本呀?
唔返, 我今年唔返去日本.日本而家好凍. 德國而家凍唔凍呀?
德國唔凍, 好熱. 你有冇車呀?
有, 我有車.
你有乜嘢車呀?
我有一㗎日本車.
```
74
你有冇書呀?
有, 我有五本書.
嗰五本書厚唔厚呀?
唔厚, 嗰五本書都唔厚, 幾薄.
你有冇書呀?
有, 我有五本書.
嗰五本書厚唔厚呀?
唔厚, 嗰五本書都唔厚, 幾薄.
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對唔住, 林小姐. 我而家要返工, 我走先啦.
I am sorry, Miss Lam. I have to go to work now. I will go first.
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唔返, 佢出年唔返嚟香港.
No, He is not coming back next year.
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陣經理出年返唔返嚟香港呀?
Is Mr. Chan Manager coming back to Hong Kong next year?
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唔返, 我下個月唔返美國.
No, I am not returning to America next year.
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你下個月返唔返美國呀?
Are you returning to America next year?
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疊
[1] [v] pile/stack/fold up
[2] [classifier] pile; wad
[3] [adj] repetitious; duplicate
(daap)
81
首
[1] the head [2] [n] king; emperor; leader; chief [3] the first; beginning [4] [n] a numerical classifier for poems, songs, etc.
(sau)
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錶
[1] a watch; wristwatch[2] meter; gauge
| biu
83
油畫
```
oil painting
(jau waa)
```
84
帽
hat; cap; headgear; cap-like cover for sth
(Classifier(s): 頂)
(mou)
85
西裝
western style suit (clothing)
| sai zong
86
束
[1] [v] bind [2] [n] classifier/bunch; bundle [3] [v] control; restrain; restrained [4] a Chinese family name
(cuk)
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枝
[1] [n] classifier/branches of a tree; branch [2] [v] limbs [3] [v] branch off [4] measure word for pencils, pens, brushes etc
(zi)
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朵
classifier/cluster (of flowers and clouds); earlobe
| do
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瑰
rose
[1] rare; precious; valuable
[2] jade stone
(gwai)
90
白菜
bok choy (a type of cabbage with white stalks and green leaves)(Brassica rapa chinensis)
pak choy
(baak coi)
91
戶
[1] [n] door
[2] [n] family; household
[3] a Chinese family name
(wu)
92
睇吓
that depends on…
| tai haa
93
吓
verb ending, have a little - // sentence final particle asking for confirmation of a statement
used as question tag or simple reminder
variant of 下 when used as a delimitative marker - Cantonese only
(haa)
94
病人
[n] patient; sick person
| beng jan
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病人
[n] patient; sick person
| beng jan
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演員
actor; performer
| jin jyun
97
演
```
[1] perform; play; act; be cast as
[2] deduce; elaborate; expound
[3] drill; practise; exercise
[4] develop; evolve; resolve into
(jin)
```
98
影相機
camera. Sometimes shorterned to 相機
| ying soeng gei
99
相機
[v] assess the situation; watch for a chance
| soeng gei
100
繩
rope; cord; string
(Classifier(s): 條, 根)
(sing)
101
根
[5] [mathematics] root of a number
[6] [chemistry] radical
[7] [classifier] a piece of (stick, rope, cigarette, etc)
(gan)
102
根
```
[1] root of a plant
[2] foundation; basis
[3] origin; source; cause
[4] completely; thoroughly
(gan)
```
103
提子
(1) grape
(2) to capture stones (in the game "Go”)
(Classifier(s):粒: a piece of grape; 抽: a bunch/hand of 提子
(tai zi)
104
母
```
[1] [n] mother; female parent
[2] [n] female elders (in the clan or among relations)
[3] [adj] female (animals or birds)
[4] [n] origin; parent; mother
(mou)
```
105
原
[1] [adj] original; initial; primary
[2] [n] open country; plain; steppe
[3] [v] excuse; pardon; forgive
(jyun)
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原
[1] [adj] original; initial; primary
[2] [n] open country; plain; steppe
[3] [v] excuse; pardon; forgive
(jyun)
107
原子筆
ball-point pen - biro for short {原子=atom 筆=pen}
| jyun zi bat
108
鉛筆
pencil, literally "lead brush”
Classifier: 支
(jyun bat)
109
櫈
[n] bench; stool
chair (Cantonese oral)
(dang)
110
嗱
[interjection] there!; look!; here!; there it is! {also written 拿}
(naa)
111
鏡
[1] mirror
[2] lens; glass
(Classifier(s): [粵] 塊; [國] 面)
(geng)
112
鋪
[1] spread out; extend; unfold [2] pave; lay; cover; tile (the floor)
(pou)
113
豬膏
lard; pork fat | Also ‘豬油’
| zyu gou
114
羊
sheep; goat; lamb
| joeng
115
山羊
goat
| saan joeng
116
堡
[1] [n] walled village; town [2] [n] petty military station; fort; fortress; stronghold
(bou)
117
芝士漢堡包
a cheeseburger
| zi si hon bou baau
118
飽
[1] [v] eat heartily; eat to the full; surfeited [2] satisfied [3] full; plump [4] fully; to the full
(baau)
119
漢
[1] of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) [2] of the Chinese people or language [3] [n] fellow; man [4] a tributary of the Yangtze river
(hon)
120
甸
[n] used in transliteration of English nouns - Cantonese only
(din)
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芒果
mango
| mong gwo
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布
[1] (cotton) cloth; textiles [2] [v] declare; announce; proclaim [3] [v] display; distribute; disseminate; spread out [4] a Chinese family name
(bou)
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足球
soccer (Australia 2004 and before, US, Canada, NZ); football (UK, Australia from January 2005, everywhere else not mentioned here)
(zuk kau)
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球
[1] [n] ball; sphere; globe; round [2] the globe; the earth
| kau
125
治
[1] [v] govern; regulate; administer; control; manage; rule [2] [v] regulate; harness (river) [3] the seat of the local government [4] [v] treat (disease); cure
(zi)
126
治
[5] [v] study; research [6] [v] punish [7] peaceful and orderly [8] a Chinese family name
(zi)
127
芝士
cheese
| zi si
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芝士蛋糕
cheesecake; cheese cake; tiramisu
| zi si daan gou
129
波
[1] waves; breakers [2] [v] undulate; undulation; fluctuate; fluctuation [3] [v] affect; involve; implicate; entangle [4][粵] ball {a transliteration} [5][粵] (motor) gear
(bo)
130
酒家
restaurant (usually refers to big restaurants)
| zau gaa
131
餐
```
[1] meal; food; dinner
[2] dine; eat; have a meal
[3] [noun measure] number (for meals)
[4] [粵] [verbal measure] time (for eating, scolding, beating, etc)
(caan)
```
132
酒吧
a pub; a bar
| zau baa
133
銀行
bank (financial institution)
| ngan hong
134
銀
[1] [n] silver; argentum (Ag)
[2] [n] currency; cash; coin
[3] [adj] silver-coloured; silvery
(ngan)
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電單車
motorcycle; motorbike
| din daan ce
136
單車
bicycle
| daan ce
137
刀
[1] knife; (single-edged) sword
[2] knife-shaped thing
(Classifier(s): 把, 張)
(dou)
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珍
```
[1] treasure; valuables
[2] precious; valuable; rare
[3] value highly; place high value on
[4] delicacies; dainty; delicate food
(zan)
```
139
珠
[1] [n] pearl [2] [n] bead; drop [3] [n] pupil of the eye [4] a Chinese family name
(zyu)
140
珍珠奶茶
pearl milk tea — a.k.a. bubble tea or pearl bubble tea. "Bubble Tea" is also sometimes confusingly used for a kind of aerated tea
(zan zyu naai caa)
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色
```
[1] [n] colour; tint; tinge; hue; shade
[2] facial expression; look; appearance
[3] sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure
[4] worldly things
[5] a kind; sort
(sik)
```
142
紅
[1] red; vermilion; rosy [2] [v] blush; redden [3] eminent; influential (players); very popular [4] specially favored; [n] favourite
(hung)
143
鮮紅色
bright red
| sin hung sik
144
新鮮
fresh
| san sin
145
鮮
```
[1] [adj] fresh; new; not withered
[2] [adj] delicious; tasty
[3] [adj] bright; bright-coloured
[4] [n] fresh/delicious food, fruit etc
(sin)
```
146
甜
[1] sweet; sweetness; luscious [2] agreeable; pleasant
| tihm
147
同事
colleague; co-worker
| tung si
148
橙汁
```
orange juice
(caang zap)
```
149
橙
[1] [n] orange (tree and fruit)
[2] [adj] orange colour
(caang)
150
孖女
[1] twins (girl)
| maa neoi
151
孖
[1] twin; in pairs [2] [v] take along; join together; associate
(maa)
152
夫妻
husband and wife
| fu cai
153
妻
[n] wife
| cai
154
合頁
hinge (Scharnier)
| hap jip
155
夫婦
husband and wife | Synon.: 夫妻
Classifier(s): [華] 對
(fu fu)
156
較剪
scissors
[粵] [standard form] 鉸剪
(gaau zin)
157
較
[1] [v] compare; contest; haggle; dispute
[2] [adv] comparatively; relatively; quite
[3] [prep] (used for comparison) than
[4] [adj] obvious; clear; conspicuous
[5] [粵] [v] flee; escape
(gaau)
158
鉸
[1] [n] hinge | [synonym] 合頁
[2] [v] cut with scissors
[3] [v] bore with a reamer
(gaau)
159
鉸
[1] [n] hinge | [synonym] 合頁
[2] [v] cut with scissors
[3] [v] bore with a reamer
(gaau)
160
剪
[1] [v] cut off; clip; shear; trim
[2] [n] scissors; shears; clippers
[3] [v] wipe out; exterminate; annihilate
(zin)
161
鉸剪
scissors [Var.]: 較剪
| gaau zin
162
桶
pail; bucket; barrel; tub; keg; drum; tank; cask
| tung
163
圾
garbage; refuse; rubbish; waste; trash
| saap
164
垃圾桶
Rubbish bin, waste bin, trash can
Keywords: litter, trash, refuse
(laap saap tung)
165
垃
garbage; refuse; waste
| laap
166
垃圾
rubbish, refuse, trash; garbage | Can be used in a derogatory fashion, just as in English
(laap saap)
167
堆
[[1] [v] heap up; pile up; stack up
[2] [n, classifier] heap; pile; stack; mass; mould
(deoi)
168
碗
bowl
| wun
169
包
[1] [v] wrap; pack; bundle
[2] [n] [classifier] package; bundle; sack; packet; parcel
[3] [n] bun (food)
(baau)
170
克
```
[1] vanquish; conquer; subdue
[2] restrain; control; suppress
[3] can; be able to
[4] gram; gramme
[5] digest
(hak)
```
171
公斤
kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 克
| gung gan
172
斤
[1] catty (unit of weight) [2] [n] axe [3] keen in observation; shrewd
unit of weight = a catty (20 ounces / 560 g) - Ounces Gramm zu machen: Mit 28 multiplizieren
(gan)
173
磅
[粵] bong6 - Cantonese only[v] pay; hand over (money)
| bong
174
牛肉
beef
| ngau juk
175
磅
[1] [n] pound (lb) - a measure of weight
[2] [v] weigh (with a scale)
(bong)
176
狗
```
1] [n] dog (Canis familiaris)
[2] [n] lackey; footman; servile person; follower
[3] damned; cursed
(Classifier(s): 隻)
(gau)
```
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路
```
[1] road; path; way; distance
[2] means; course; direction
[3] sequence; line; logic
[4] type; kind; class; grade
(Classifier(s): 條)
(lou)
```
178
蛋
[1] [n] egg [2] [n] fellow
| daan
179
裙
skirt; apron; petticoat
(Classifier(s): 條)
(kwan)
180
餐牌
```
a menu (a la carte, in a restaurant)
(caan paai)
```
181
酒店
hotel (lit. Wine Shop. This is one example of a ludicrously inaccurate term used in Chinese).
(zau dim)
182
頁
[1] [n] page (in books, etc.); sheet [2] - classifier: 片
| jip
183
篇
[1] [n] piece of writing; volume[2] [n, classifier] sheet; leaf; page
(pin)
184
機票
air/plane ticket (short for 飛機票) - classifier 張
| gei più
185
畫畫
to draw a picture
| waak waa
186
眼鏡
eyeglasses; spectacles; reading glasses
| ngaan geng
187
燈
[1] light; lamp; lantern; burner [2] tube; valve
| dang
188
鑽石
diamond
| zyun sek
189
盞
[1] small cup; cup-shaped utensil
[2] classifier for lamps / 燈 (dang)
[3] [粵] would merely bring about (sth undesirable); waste efforts
(zaan)
190
排
[1] [n] row; rank; line [2] arrange; put in order; fall in line [3] [n] platoon (military) [4] [v] clear out; drain away; discharge [5] [v] reject; expel; exclude [6] [v] rehearse [7] [n] raft [8] [v] push
(paai)
191
香水
perfume
| hoeng seoi
192
海鮮
seafood
| hoi sin
193
文章
article; essay
| man zoeng
194
種
1) [1] [n] seed of grain [2] race (of human beings) [3] descendants; offspring; posterity [4] [n] species; genus; kind; sort [5] guts; grit(2) [1] [v] plant; sow; cultivate [2] vaccinate
(zung)
195
幅
1] [n] width; breadth; range; margin [2] [measure] classifier for paintings, photos, cloth, etc
(fuk)
196
果
[1] fruit of a plant [2] [n] effect (in cause and effect); result; fruit; consequence [3] surely; really; truly; exactly [4] [v] stuff; fill [5] succeed [6] a Chinese family name
(gwo)
197
一雙鞋
a pair of shoes
| jat soeng haaih
198
沓
[classifier] block (of bricks, buildings)[v] pile/stack up; layer on; (clock needle) point to
[classifier] pile/pad (of books, papers); wad (of bank notes)
(daap)
199
套
Classifier(s): for 戲 / movie/film
| tou
200
戲
[1] [v] play; toy; sport [2] [v] jest; have fun; make fun [3] theatrical play; show; drama; [4] movie, film (Classifier(s): 套 / tou )
(hei)
201
你就係…?
You are …. (for person)?
| neih zau hai …?
202
杯
measure words/classifiers //
- a glass of,
- a cup of
(bui)
203
我食飽啦！
I'm full!
| ngoh sik baau laa !
204
就係
[1] [adv] exactly; precisely; just like |
[2] [conj] even if; even
(zau hai)
