Can15 Flashcards
1
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骨
A
[n] bone
[n] skeleton; frame; framework
(gwat)
2
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鍾意, 佢哋鍾意飲茶.
A
Yes, they like tea.
3
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唔鍾意, 佢哋唔鍾意飲茶.
A
No, they do not like tea.
4
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聖誕快樂
A
Merry Christmas
sing daan faai lok
5
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減肥
A
to lose weight; to be on diet
gaam fei
6
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就得㗎嘞
A
OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; enough; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required |more often “得㗎喇”; “得㗎嘞”;
(zau dak gaa laak)
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一定會
A
to be certain of; to be bound to
jat ding wui
8
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木瓜八元一磅
A
the papayas, 8 dollars for one pound
muk gwaa baat man yat bong
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你做初一，我做十五
A
(idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
neih zou co jat, ngoh zou sap ngh
10
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初初
A
originally; at first (Mandarin equivalent: 最初)
co co
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初時
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at first; in the beginning
co si
12
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即日
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this or that very day
zik jat
13
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今日唔想番工…做嘢做得好慢
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I don’t feel like I wanna work today…I was working inefficiently / slowly
(gam jat m soeng faan gong … zou yeh zou dak hou maan)
14
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幾好呀！我哋老板唔係公司，比較容易
A
quite well ! Our boss was not at the office, that makes it easier
(gei hou aa ! ngoh deih lou baan m hai gung si, bei gaau jung ji.)
15
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跌幅
A
range of a price drop
dit fuk
16
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對唔住, 我唔鍾意食日本菜. 我鍾意食韓國菜.
A
Sorry, I don’t like (to eat) Japanese food, I like (to eat) South-Korean food.
(deui m zyu, ngoh m zung ji sik jat bun coi. ngoh zung ji sik hohn gwok coi)
17
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中意 (鍾意)
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to like; to be fond of; [國] love; be to one’s liking; catch the fancy of [粵] [v] be fond of, same as 鍾意.
(zung ji)
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跳過
A
jump over
tiu gwo
19
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跳起
A
jump up
tiu hei
20
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更換
A
replace
gang wun
21
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更
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[1] [n] daily shift; shift duty; night duty
[2] [n] watch (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided)
(gang)
22
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更
A
1] [adv] further; furthermore; what is more
[2] [adv] more; still more; even more
(gang)
23
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菲律賓人
A
Filipino, Pinoy, Pinay
fei leut ban jan
24
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幾好, 陣先生, 你呢?
A
Quite good, and you, Mr. Chan?
gei hou, zan sin saang, neih ne?
25
跌落
to fall; to fall down; to fall into
| dit lok
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流
[1] [v] flow; discharge [2] [v] wander; stray [3] [n] branch; division [4] [n] class; rank [5] unsettled; unfixed; mobile [6][粵]: untrue; false; inferior quality (opposite of 堅)
(lau)
27
入境
to enter a country
| jap ging
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樓上
upstairs
| lau soeng
29
過馬路
to cross the street/road
| gwo maa lou
30
流行音樂
popular music; pop music
| lau hang jam ngok
31
唔好意思
excuse me; sorry; I didn't mean to; I’m embarrassed | 書: 不好意思
(m hou ji si)
32
入去
[1] to enter; go in [2] go parents' home ; visit parents
| jap heoi
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入嚟
come in
| jap lai
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出嚟
to come out; to emerge
| ceot lai
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上去
to go up; to ascend (direction)
| soeng heoi
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返上去
to go back up there
| faan soeng heoi
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返出嚟
to come back out here
| faan ceot lai
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上嚟
to come up
| soeng lai
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返上嚟
to come back up here
| faan soeng lai
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講起上嚟
[1] by the way
| gong hei soeng lai
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落嚟
to come down
| lok lai
42
返落嚟
to come back down here
| faan lok lai
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過去
[1] go over there
[2] in the past
(gwo heoi)
44
返去
to go back
| faan heoi
45
思前想後
to consider over and over again
| si cin soeng hau
46
好我哋一齊落車
good, let's get off the bus (together)
| hou ngoh dei yat cai lok ce
47
落車
to get off, get out (a bus, train, car, etc…)
| lok ce
48
得㗎嘞
OK; okay; can do; will do; will suffice; enough; good enough; fine | implies no further input / work required | often used with 就, as in "就得㗎嘞" | more often "得㗎喇”
(dak gaa laak)
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跌落嚟
come falling down
| dit lok lai
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跌
[1] [v] stumble; slip; fall down; fall; drop
[2] [v] stamp
[3] [n] fall
(dit)
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跌落去
go falling down
| dit lok heoi
52
跳上嚟
```
jump up (here)
(tiu soeng lai)
```
53
跳上去
```
jump up (there)
(tiu soeng heoi)
```
54
行返嚟
```
walk back (here)
(haang faan lai)
```
55
行過去
```
walk over (there)
(haang gwo heoi)
```
56
行路唔帶眼
not looking where one is going (said to someone who bumps into you)
(haang lou m daai ngaan)
57
新屋入伙
moving into a new apartment or house
| san uk jap fo
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入伙
[1] moving into a house or a flat [2] join a gang [triad slang]
(jap fo)
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排骨
Spare Ribs, very tasty portion of meat (and bone) taken from the rib-cage. Literal meaning, "row of bones" since the ribs are nicely lined up in a row of bones.
(paai gwat)
60
伙
[1] [n] food, meal
[2] [n] tool, utensils, weapon
[3] [n] fellow
(fo)
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唔緊要，無問題。幾時係邊度等/見面？
it’s fine, not a problem? When and where should we meet?
| m gan jiu, mou man tai. gei si hai bin dou dang/gin min?
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燒排骨
roast spareribs
| siu paai gwat
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叉燒包
roast pork buns -- baked or steamed buns filled with roast pork; often available as a dim sum (點心) dish or at Chinese bakeries.
(caa siu baau)
64
飯餸
dishes. Usually refers to food taken along with rice.
| faan sung
65
講緊電話
speaking on the phone (at the present time).
| gong gan din waa
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文雀
[n][v] pickpocket
| man zoek
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餘
[1] remaining; remainder; rest [2] [n] surplus; excess [3] [n] balance [4] [n] complement of a number or figure; odd [5] after
(jyu)
68
有餘
have enough and to spare; have a surplus
| jau jyu
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一流
first-rate; top quality
| jat lau
70
下面
below; at the bottom | Cant.: 下便
| haa min
71
行嚟行去
to walk back and forth; to wander about
| haang lai haang heoi
72
飛嚟飛去
to fly back and forth;
| fei lai fei heoi
73
諗嚟諗去
to think it over and over
| nam lai nam heoi
74
試嚟試去
to try and try again
| si lai si heoi
75
上車
[1] to get on or into a vehicle (bus, train, car, etc.)
[2][粵]: (become a proprietor/home owner in) buying a first apartment
(soeng ce)
76
上山
[1] go uphill; go to the mountains
[2] [粵] [euphemism] hold a funeral procession
(soeng saan)
77
落山
[1] go down a hill; to go downhill
| lok saan
78
入境處
immigration department
| jap ging cyu
79
境
[1] [n] boundary; frontier; border [2] [n] place; area; region [3] [n] state; situation; circumstances
(ging)
80
入院
admit; hospitalization; hospitalise
| jap jyun
81
出院
to be discharged from hospital; to leave hospital
| ceot jyun
82
過海
[1] cross the harbor [Syn.] 過對面海
| gwo hoi
83
返屋企
return home; go home.
| faan uk kei
84
過對面海
cross the harbor [Syn.] 過海
| gwo deoi min hoi
85
佢今日冇返工
He did not go to work today
| keoi gam jat mou faan gung
86
嚟我屋企
come to my place
| lai ngoh uk kei
87
去學校
go to school
| heoi hok haau
88
去寫字樓
to go to the office
| heoi se zi lau
89
去樓上
to go upstairs
| heoi lau soeng
90
嚟睇吓
take a look
| lai tai haa
91
睇吓先啦
take a look
| tai haa sin laa
92
嚟探我哋
come to visit us
| lai taam ngoh dei
93
嚟食飯
come and eat
| lai sik faan
94
去開會
to go to a meeting
| heoi hoi wui
95
唔做嘢
[1] not doing anything; not doing sth. [2] goofing off; slacking; not doing work (when one should be)
(m zou jeh)
96
去做嘢
go to work
| heoi zou jeh
97
搵周公
go to bed
| wan zau gung
98
管
[1] tube; pipe; duct
[2] wind musical instrument
[3] administer; govern; manage; in charge of
[4] bother about; interfere with; meddle
[5] provide; furnish; provide; guarantee
[6] a Chinese family name
(gun)
99
傾計
discuss, talk (about trivia), gossip
| king gai
100
你係幾時返嚟㗎?
When are you coming back?
the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.
(neih hai gei si faan lai gaa ?)
101
時時 (都)
always; frequently; constantly; often
| si si (dou)
102
通道
thoroughfare; passageway; pass; gallery; tunnel; avenue; alure; way; row; key hole; lead; tube; passage; channel; route; chain; enterclose; drone
(tung dou)
103
我放工打俾你
When I left the office I will call you. As soon as I’m out of the office, I will call you.
As soon as I left the work I call you.
(ngoh fong gung daa bei neih)
104
晚上
evening; night; night-time; nightie
| maan soeng
105
不了
[1] unable to, [2] without end
| bat liu
106
今晚上
today's evening; tonight
| gam maan soeng
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我哋今晚係灣仔見面吧, 唔好係中環
We meet today's evening/tonight at Wan Chai and not Central
| ngoh deih gam maan soeng hai waan chai gin min baa, m hou hai zung waan
108
癐
tired; exhausted; weary; fatigued; worn out
| gui
109
我四點半見你。陣間見！
See you at 4:30 pm
| ngoh se dim bun gin neih. zan gaan gin !
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望
[1] [v] look at; view; watch; gaze into the distance [2] [v] hope; expect [3] the 15th day of each month [4] reputation; prestige [5] [v] call on; visit
(mong)
111
笑哈哈
laughing; laughingly, with a laugh
| siu haa haa
112
風
```
1] wind; breeze; gale
[2] style; bearing; attitude
[3] news; information; rumour
[4] practice; custom; tendency
[5] scenery; view; landscape
[6] certain disease supposedly caused by wind
(fung)
```
113
接
[1] [v] receive; accept; take with the hand [2] [v] welcome; meet [3] [v] join; connect [4] [v] graft [5] [v] come close to; make contact with [6] [v] succeed to
(zip)
114
畢業
to graduate
| bat jip
115
辦法
method, option; (think) of a way;
| baan faat
116
你今日點呀?
How was your day?
| neih gam jat dim aa ?
117
咕嚕肉叉燒
sweet and sour pork (mostly with bones / shanghai style)
| gu lou juk caa siu
118
減
[1] [v] decrease; subtract; diminish; reduce, deduct; cut; minus [2] a Chinese family name
(gaam)
119
你今日過得好唔好呀？忙唔忙呀？
how was your day (not too good) ? Was it busy?
| neih gam jat gwo dak hou m hou aa ? mong m mong aa ?
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你今日點呀？忙唔忙呀？
how was your day? Was it busy?
| neih gam jat dim aa ? mong m mong aa ?
121
哈
[1] [onomatopoeia] sound of hearty laughter
[2] [v] breathe out (with the mouth open)
[3] [v] bend; stoop
[4] [n] used in transliteration
(haa)
122
嘻嘻哈哈
to enjoy
| hi hi haa haa
123
嘻
laugh, giggle [interjection]
Often seen in comic strips.
(hei / hi)
124
哈哈
ha ha - onomatopoeic sound of laughing
| haa haa
125
關你咩事
[Syn.] 唔關你事, 關你乜嘢事, 關你叉事
none of your business
(gwaan neih me si)
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關你乜嘢事
none of your business
[Syn.] 唔關你事, 關你咩事, 關你叉事
(gwaan neih mat yeh si)
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關你叉事
none of your business
[Syn.] 唔關你事, 關你咩事, 關你乜嘢事
(gwaan neih caa si)
128
唔關你事
none of your business
[Syn.] 關你乜嘢事, 關你咩事, 關你叉事
(m gwaan neih si)
129
冇乜嘢
[1] nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; nothing special
(mou mat yeh)
130
係咪先
do you agree with me? don't you! [Syn.] 係唔係先
| hai mai sin
131
幾經
many times
| gei ging
132
係唔係先
do you agree with me? don't you! [Syn.] 係咪先
| hai m hai sin
133
他
other, another, different, elsewhere, future
| taa
134
仲有
still have [ variation of 重有]
| zung jau
135
打交道
to come into contact with; to have dealings with; to team up with; to mediate with
(daa gaau dou)
136
玩具舖
toy shop
| wun geoi pou
137
邊度係呀
```
not really (being humble)
(bin dou hai aa)
```
138
唔該你同我睇住啲嘢
Please keep an eye on my stuff.
| m goi neih tung ngoh tai zyu di jeh
139
更係
of course [Var.] 梗係
| gang hai
140
諗起
to think of
| nam hei
141
讀物
reading material
| duk mat
142
唔使
no need to
| m sai
143
本
a measure word: for books, magazines, etc.
the most basic and essential thing
(bun)
144
嗰位
that one; that person
| go wai
145
嗰晚
that night; the other night
| go maan
146
共
common; general; same
| gung
147
對話
dialogue; conversation
| deoi waa
148
出年
next year
| ceot nin
149
我嚟學校
I come to school (Not as a student)
| ngoh lai hok haau
150
你今日嚟唔嚟探陣先生呀？
Are you coming to see (visit) Mr. Chan today?
| neih gam jat lei m lei taam zan sin saang aa?
151
去, 我今日去香港.
Yes, I am going to Hong Kong.
| heoi, ngoh gam jat heoi hoeng gong
152
玩啤牌
playing cards; poker
| waan pe paai
153
陣小姐___你___而家___得唔得閒__呀？
Are you free now, Miss Chan?
| Chahn siu zu neih ji gaa dak mh dak haan aa ?
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新界
New Territories; new frontiers
| saan gaai
155
西班牙人
a Spanish person
| sai baan ngaa jan
156
意文
[n] Italian (language)
| ji man
157
有事
to have some things to do
| jau si
158
我嘅秘書都係韓國人.
My secretary is also South-Korean.
| ngoh ge bei syu dou hai hohn gwok jan
159
我都麻麻地 .
I am also so-so.
| ngoh dou mah ma dei
160
唔使唔該
Thank you
| m sai m goi
161
返過嚟
to come back over here
| faan gwo lai
162
過嚟
to come over here
| gwo lai
163
行李
luggage, baggage
| hang lei
164
行李排
baggage tag
| hang lei paai
165
拎住
```
to hold (something firmly in the hand) also written as 擰住
(ning zyu)
```
166
擰住
to hold (something firmly in the hand)
also written as 拎住
(ning zyu)
167
擰
```
[1] [v] wring; twist
[2] [v] pinch; tweak
[粵]ning6
[1] [v] screw; wrench; turn around
[2] [adj] mistaken; other way round
[3] [v] differ; disagree
(ning)
```
168
拎
[1] carry or hold with a hand; lift up
[2] [粵] take away/out; bring over
[3] [粵] make use of sb/sth
(ling)
169
拎走
[1] take away; seize |
[2] takeaway (food) | synonyms: [粵]: 行街, 外賣
[3] [also written as]: 擰走
(ling zau)
170
外賣
"take-out", takeaway, take out (as in food)
| ngoi maai
171
行街
[1] to go shopping; window shopping; to go for a walk (in an urban setting)
[2] take away (fast food) [Syn.] 擰走
(haang gai)
172
冇得解
cannot be explained; unexplainable; without reasons
| mou dak gaai
173
冇得傾
not up for discussion; non-negotiable; absolutely not; no way
(mou dak king)
174
冇得
[1] unavailable ; can't have 冇得+verb
| mou dak
175
阻定
obstructing; in the way; on the scene but not helping
[note]: 定 here is a contraction of "地方”
(zo deng)
176
乜咁錯蕩嚟探班呀?
What brings you here today to visit me at my office?
| mat gam co dong lai taam baan aa?
177
擺事實講道理
present the facts and reason things out
| baai si sat gong dou leih
178
冇幾耐
soon; in a while; it won't be long before
| mou gei noi
179
阻滯
block; blockade; blockage; blocking; retardation; stoppage
| zo zai
180
叉
[1] [v] interlace fingers; cross arms [2] [v] thrust; pierce; stab [3] [n] fork; prong [4] [v] push another's neck with one's hand
(caa)
181
其
used as interrogative particle at end of sentence
| gei) / (kei
182
邊度呀?
Where?
| bin dou aa?
183
幾時?
When?
| gei si
184
你而家做緊呢?
What are you doing now?
| neih ji gaa zou gan ne?
185
玩具店
a toy shop
| wun geoi dim
186
玩具
toy
| wun geoi
187
簽咭
pay by card
[literal] sign (credit) card
(cim kaat)
188
任何時間
anytime
| jam ho si gaan
189
周
```
[1] circle; circuit; circular
[2] perimeter; circumference; periphery
[3] whole; all over; all around
[4] thorough; complete; perfect
[5] help out; relieve
[6] Zhou dynasty; Chinese family name
[7] week; weekly
(a) 週 is a variant of 周 for first three definitions.
(b) 周 is the simplified form of 週 when the meaning is "week; period"
(zau)
```
190
跌眼鏡
to make a wrong prediction or an error of judgement (lit., "to drop glasses”)
(dit ngaan geng)
191
對唔住, 我有事, 走先呀 .
I am sorry, I have some things to do. I will go first.
192
嚟
verb -> to come
e.g. 我嚟學校 (I come to school) / (Not as a student)
ngoh lei hok haau
As an Aspect of Direction "嚟" follows another Verb of movement to form a Verbal Phrase, indicating the direction TOWARDS the speaker.
e.g. 我返嚟學校. (I come back / return to school.) / (As a student, teacher …)
193
對唔住,我唔嚟嘞!
No, thank you, I am not coming.
194
的士貴唔貴呀？
Are Taxi expensive or cheap?
195
唔係幾多
not too many
| m hai gei dou
196
尋晚 / 琴晚
yesterday evening / night
197
張太太嚟唔嚟香港呀？
Is Mrs. Cheung coming to Hong Kong?
198
你聽日嚟唔嚟我寫字樓呀 ?
Are you coming to the office on Sunday?
199
仲有冇其他問題？
Any further questions?
Lit. still have-don't-have other questions?
(zung jau mou kei taa man tai ?)
200
跳
[1] [v] jump; leap; spring; bounce [2] [v] throb; pulsate; beat [3] [v] skip over (over); jump; make omissions
(tiu)
201
跳舞
dance
| tiu mou
