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outdated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
還鄉
waan4 hoeng1
to return to one's hometown
由
jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
台灣
toi4 waan1
Taiwan
布
bou3
cloth
to declare
to announce
to spread
to make known
a surname
政
zing3
political
politics
government
the affairs of an organistation
family
group
the administrative affairs of a government department
a surname
使
si2
to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
to need to
to have to
沈
sam2
a surname
part of a place name
應
jing3
to answer
in response to
to grant
to accept
to cope with
to handle
to suit
to confirm
to echo
a surname
奎
kwai1
crotch
15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
a surname
the stride made by a man
嚟
lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
代任
dai6 jam6
act as
巡撫
ceon4 fu2
imperial inspector of a province
一
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
職
zik1
office
duty
profession
position
post
a job
for
to govern
I
me
we (a modest way to address oneself used in official reports to superiors)
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