used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
有
jau6
also
again
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
揸拿
zaa1 naa4
(slang) surety; assurance; firmly in one's grasp
喺
hai2
in
手
sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
最後
zeoi3 hau6
last
亦都
jik6 dou1
also
強調
koeng4 diu6
to highlight
台灣
toi4 waan1
Taiwan
自立
zi6 laap6
self-reliant
建國
gin3 gwok3
establish a nation
呢
ni1
this
件
gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
事
si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
係
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
救急
gau3 gap1
to help in an emergency
之
zi1
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
策
caak3
policy
plan
scheme
bamboo slip for writing (old)
to whip (a horse)
to encourage
riding crop with sharp spines (old)
essay written for the imperial examinations (old)
upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
to urge
crutches
a surname
嚟
lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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