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outdated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
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
明星
ming4 sing1
celebrity
然後
jin4 hau6
then
佢
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
又
jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
親身
can1 san1
(adverb) Personally (= in person)
示範
si6 faan6
demonstrate
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