(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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)
股票
gu2 piu3
stocks
上市
soeng5 si5
(adjective) Listed (on a stock exchange for public trading);
後
hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
從
zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
升
sing1
to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗dǒu [斗]
to advance
litre
至
zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
突然之間
dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1
Suddenly
一日
jat1 jat6
(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)
跌
daat3
to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [dié]
to stumple
to slip
to stamp
a fall
成
seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
變成
bin3 sing4
become
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