structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
有
jau6
also
again
作狀
zok3 zong6
(verb) to pretend; to feign; to fake; (adjective) pretentious; contrived
所以
so2 ji5
hence
對於
deoi3 jyu6
regarding
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
嚟講
lai4 gong2
regarding
新
san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
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
呢
ni1
this
套
tou3
cover
sheath
to encase
a case
to overlap
to interleave
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
harness
classifier for sets, collections
tau (Greek letter Ττ)
glove
to cover with
convention
to copy
to base it on
a loop
a knot
to trick someone into taling
a trap
a trick
to slip over
to harness
to attempt to win over a friendship
favour
a condom
戲
hei3
trick
drama
play
show M: 出chū [出]
场chǎng [场]
台tái [台]
to tease
to play a joke on
to play
a performance
an act
a bluff
係
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
有啲
jau5 di1
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
眼高手低
ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1
vision high and skill low
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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