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outdated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
碗
wun2
bowl
會
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
的
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
食物
sik6 mat6
food
水準
seoi2 zeon2
standard
比不上
bei2 bat1 soeng5
cannot compare to
秦
ceon4
surname Qin
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 Qín Shǐhuáng [秦始皇]
abbr. for 陕西Shǎnxī [陕西]
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