prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
实
sat6
reality
说
syu3
speak
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
对
deoi3
right
艇仔粥
teng5 zai2 zuk1
sampan rice porridge
有
jau6
also
again
那
no6
helpless
relunctantly
么
mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
一
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
点
dim2
o'clock
失望
sat1 mong6
Disappointed
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