(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
呢啲
ni1 di1
(slang) these
窮山惡水
kung4 saan1 ok3 seoi2
harsh terrain
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
地
deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
做官
zou6 gun1
to be an official
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
人
jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
就
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
自然
zi6 jin4
natural
覺得
gok3 dak1
think
自己
zi6 gei3
myself
好似
hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
放逐
fong3 zuk6
banish
邊疆
bin1 zoeng1
borderland
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
啦
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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