(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
拉
laap6
jumbled
姆
mou5
woman who looks after small children
(old) female tutor
child's governess
matron
babysitter
nanny
housemaid
nursemaid
為咗
wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
保護
bou2 wu6
protect
比
bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
離開
lei4 hoi1
quit
check out
pass away
諗住
lam2 zyu6
thinking (spoken)
引
jan5
to seduce or tempt
開
hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
兩
loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
高級
gou1 kap1
high-class
特務
dak6 mou6
secret agent
可惜
ho2 sik1
pity
慘烈
caam3 lit6
tragic
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
俾
pai3
a parapet
to look askance
人
jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
秒殺
miu5 saat3
instakill
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