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
役
jik6
forced labor
corvée
obligatory task
military service
to use as servant
to enserf
servant (old)
war
campaign
battle
to serve labor at frontier
to command somone as servant
之後
zi1 hau6
after
鎌
lim4
sickle
倉
cong1
barn
granary
storehouse
cabin
hold (in ship)
a berth
sea
a warehouse
a prison cell
a prison
a share account
幕府
mok6 fu2
shogunate
博
bok3
extensive
ample
rich
obtain
aim
to win
to get
plentiful
to gamble
to broaden
learned
well-read
broad
to risk
多
do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
灣
waan4
bay
gulf
to cast anchor
to moor (a boat)
the bend of stream
nine (a triad jargon)
海岸
hoi2 ngon6
coastline
修建
sau1 gin3
(verb) (of construction) Fix (a building etc.)
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
二十
yi6 sap6
twenty
公里
gung1 lei5
kilometers
長
zoeng6
extraneous
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
石
sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
壘
leot6
name of a door god
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