1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
為
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
三年
saam1 nin4
three years
困難
kwan3 naan4
(noun) difficulty
時期
si4 kei4
period of time
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