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
后
hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
住
zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
喺
hai2
in
珠江新城
zyu1 gong1 san1 sing4
Zhujiang New Town, located in Guangzhou, China
嗰
go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
几
gei2
how many; several
栋
dung2
bush (measure word for buildings)
最高
zeoi3 gou1
highest
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
建
gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
筑
zuk1
five-string lute
Taiwan pr. [zhú]
to build
a place name
物
mat6
thing
object
matter
abbr. for physics 物理
creature
substance
content
other people
the physical world
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