Understanding the popularity of Cantonese words can significantly enhance your language learning journey. By focusing on the most commonly used words, you can quickly build a practical vocabulary that improves your ability to communicate effectively in everyday situations. This knowledge not only streamlines your learning process but also deepens your cultural understanding by connecting you with the words that are most relevant in daily Cantonese conversations.
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
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頭tau4
head
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基gei1
base
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資zi1
resources
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邊bin1
side
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流lau4
to flow
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路lou6
road M: 条tiáo [条]
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級kap1
level
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少siu3
young
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圖tou4
diagram
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山saan1
mountain
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統tung2
to gather
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接zip3
to receive
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知zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
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較gok3
tournament
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將zoeng3
a military commander
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組zou2
to form
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見jin6
to show
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計gei3
to calculate
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別bit6
to leave
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她taa1
she
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手sau2
hand
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角luk6
name of a place
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期kei4
period
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根gan1
root
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論leon6
opinion
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運wan6
to move
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農nung4
peasant
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指zi2
finger
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幾gei2
how much
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九gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
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區keoi1
area
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強koeng5
to coerce
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放fong3
to release
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決kyut3
to decide
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西sai1
west
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被pei5
quilt
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做zou6
to do
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必bit1
(adverb) Surely
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戰zin3
to fight
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先sin3
early
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則zak1
conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
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