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outdated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
吉士
gat1 si6
guts
以
jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
正宗
zeng3 zung1
Authentic
的
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
上海
soeng6 hoi2
Shanghai
味道
mei6 dou6
(noun) taste
和
wo4
and
家庭
ga1 ting1
family
式
sik1
type
form
pattern
style
formula
standards
ceremony
ritual
mode
tense
餐飲
can1 jam2
food and beverage
服務
fuk6 mou6
service
為
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
賣點
maai6 dim2
selling point
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