used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
耳
ji5
ear
handle (archaeology)
and that is all (classical Chinese)
merely
only
handle
side
fungus
mushroom
to hear
道
dou6
direction
way
road
path M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
channel
method
doctrine
teachings
塞
sak1
to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper
to block up
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
之外
zi1 ngoi6
besides
感受
gam2 sau6
feel
唔
ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到
dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
隻
zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
耳機
ji5 gei1
earphones
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
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