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outdated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
细
sai3
Thin
见
gin3
see
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
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
拍
paak2
racket (sports)
嘢
je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
咧
le5
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement
睬
coi2
to pay attention
to take notice of
to care for
to greet
to respond to
to talk with
你
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
都
dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
傻
so4
foolish
imbecile
啦
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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