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
決定
kyut3 ding6
decide
不如
bat1 jyu4
not as good as
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
領養
ling5 joeng5
adopt
呢
ni1
this
隻
zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
狗
gau2
dog M: 只zhī [只]
条tiáo [条]
a pistol
a prison officer
damned
cursed
football
啦
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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