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outdated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)
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
最
zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
棹忌
zaau6 gei6
fear; to avoid
就係
zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
呢
ni1
this
味
mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over
嘢
je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
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