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
岛
dou2
island
超市
ciu1 si5
supermarket
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
当
dong1
when
时
si4
time
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
太太
taai3 taai2
wife; married woman
买
maai5
buy
咗
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
好多
hou2 do1
a lot
嘢
je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
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