classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
機
gei1
machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic M: 台tái [台]
witty
handphone
背
bui6
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing
out of date
unfashionable
ignorant
remote
加
gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
多
do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
一個
jat1 go3
a; one
鏡頭
geng3 tau4
lens
嘅
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
手機
sau2 gei1
mobile phone
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