classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
樣
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
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
好
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
老
lou5
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outdated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
呀
haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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