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outdated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
鬚
sou1
beard
mustache
feeler (of an insect etc)
tassel
whiskers
pistil of flowers
糖
tong2
sweets
candy M: 颗kē [颗]
块kuài [块]
啦
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
臭豆腐
cau3 dau6 fu6
stinky tofu
同埋
tung4 maai4
and; together with
好多
hou2 do1
a lot
特色
dak6 sik1
characteristic
甜品
tim4 ban2
dessert
㗎
gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喎
wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
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