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
角度
gok3 dou6
perspective
睇
dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
嘅話
ge3 waa2
as said
雖然
seoi1 jin4
although
喜劇
hei2 kek6
comedy
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
王
wong6
to govern
to rule
無
mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
的士司機
dik1 si2 si1 gei1
Taxi drivers
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
暴力
bou6 lik6
violence
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