Cifu Cantonese – Ranks 101–500

亦

jik6

also

埋

maai4

bury/to blame

喎

wo3|wo4|wo5|wo6|wo1

a wry mouth

屋企

uk1kei2

house/home

拎

ling1

to lift/to hold up/to carry (on bent fingers)

可能

ho2nang4

might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps

笑

siu3

laugh/smile

在

zoi6

(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicating an action in progress)

一齊

jat1cai4

at the same time/simultaneously

仲

zung6

second month of the season/middle/intermediate/2nd in seniority/surname Zhong

快

faai3

rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp (of knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant

等

dang2

class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once

過

gwo3

(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/a surname

被

bei6

by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)/to cover/to wear

幫

bong1

to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as worker)/side (of pail, boat etc)/outer layer/group/gang/clique/party/secret society

雖然

seoi1jin4

although/even though/even if

著

zyu3

to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding

囉

lo1|lo3|lo4

repetitious/over-elaborate/[final particle] expressing a changed condition/[final particle] showing argumentative mood or making emphasis

大

daai6

big/huge/large/major/great/oldest/eldest/senior/to challenge

出

ceot1

to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to happen/classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

黎

lai4

black/surname Li/abbr. for Lebanon

手

sau2

hand/hand of cards/a turn (gambling)

咪

mai1|mi4|mai5

to swot/to cram for an exam/meow|don't/shouldn't/mustn't

食

sik6

1. to eat/2. to have sex with/3. to take over, to devour (territory)/4. to deal with, to defeat/5. to get, to receive something negative (e.g. parking ticket, formal complaint, rejection)

屌

diu2

to fuck/penis/cool or extraordinary (Mandarin)

緊

gan2

tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten

吓

haa5

particle

中

zung1|zung3

China/Chinese/within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during|to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/to win (a prize, a lottery)

說

syut3

to canvass/to persuade/see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker/to speak/to say/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

原來

jyun4loi4

original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so... actually

而家

ji4gaa1

now

一定

jat1ding6

surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)/given/particular/must

完

jyun4

to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire

女仔

neoi5zai2

girl

感覺

gam2gok3

to feel/to become aware of/feeling/sense/perception

她

taa1

she

不

bat1

not/no

女

neoi5

female/woman/daughter

時間

si4gaan3

time/period

噹

dong1

onomat. dong/ding dong bell

即刻

zik1hak1

immediately/instant/instantly

突然

dat6jin4

sudden/abrupt/unexpected

喂

wai3

hello (interj., esp. on telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)

搞

gaau2

to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of

撚

nan2|nin2

to play tricks on or toy with/delicate/exquisite/to be good at/a vulgar or obscene term for the penis

仔

zai2|zi2

a son/a suffix used to describe something small/a boy/a kid/a boyfriend/(of domestic animals or fowls) young

後

hau6

back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later

最

zeoi3

most/the most/-est

幾

gei2|gei1

how much/how many/several/a few|almost

第一

dai6jat1

first/number one

思

si1

to think/to consider

一樣

jat1joeng6

same/like/equal to/the same as/just like

為

wai6|wai4

as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/because of/for/to

未

mei6

not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep

兩

loeng5

both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael

最後

zeoi3hau6

final/last/finally/ultimate

大家

daai6gaa1

everyone

坐

co5|zo6

to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc)

電話

din6waa2

telephone/phone call

您

nei5

you (polite, as opposed to informal 你[néih])

今日

gam1jat6

today

鍾意

zung1ji3

like

問

man6

to ask

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)

繼續

gai3zuk6

to continue/to proceed with/to go on with

都會

dou1wui5

society/community/city/metropolis

之前

zi1cin4

before/prior to/ago

把

baa2

to hold/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/classifier for objects with handle/used before a direct object and a verb often carrying the sense of disposal (Mandarin)

玩

wun6|waan2

to play/to have fun/ to have a good time/to not be serious, to be only joking/to play at, to do (e.g. sexual position)/to play games with/to fool with/to treat someone as not important/to be disrespectful/curio or antique

一直

jat1zik6

straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginning of ... up to .../all along

起

hei2

to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to launch/to initiate (action)/to draft/to establish/to get (from a depot or counter)/verb suffix, to start/(before place or time) starting from/classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance/classifier for groups: batch, group

哂

saai3|can2

smile

阿

aa3|o1

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity/used in transliteration|flatter

洗

sai2

to wash/to bathe

小

siu2

small/tiny/few/young/a euphemism for 屌 díu, "fuck"

日

jat6

day/sun/date/day of the month/abbr. for Japan

出嚟

ceot1lai4

to come out

聲

seng1|sing1

sound/voice/tone/noise/classifier for sounds

終於

zung1jyu1

at last/in the end/finally/eventually

間

gaan1|gaan3

between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars/classifier for rooms|gap/to separate

其他

kei4taa1

other/the others/else/other than (that person)/in addition to the person mentioned above

慢慢

maan6maan6

slowly

開心

hoi1sam1

to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time

令

ling6

make or cause to be/order/command/decree/honorable

仲有

zung6jau5

furthermore

識

sik1

to know/knowledge/to record/write a footnote

帶

daai3|daai2

to carry/to lead/to bring/to look after/to raise/area/zone/region|band/belt/girdle/ribbon/CL:條[tìuh]

時

si4

o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period/surname Shi

行

hang4|haang4|hang6|hong4|hong2

to act/to do/be current/able/capable|to walk/to go/to go on foot|behavior/conduct|row/line/trade/profession|business firm/company

若

joek6

to seem/like/as/if

次

ci3

next in sequence/second/the second (day, time etc)/secondary/vice-/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo- (chem., meaning extra oxygen atom)/classifier for enumerated events: time

點

dim2

point/dot/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to light/to ignite/to instruct/to advise, especially to give misleading advice, to cheat/dot stroke in Chinese characters/how?

問題

man6tai4

question/problem/issue/topic

凝

jing4|king4

to congeal/to concentrate attention/to stare

將

zoeng1|zoeng3

will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while ago|general/commander-in-chief (military)/king (chess piece)/to command/to lead

落

lok6

to go down/to fall or drop/to have an abortion/to abort/to put the blame on

完全

jyun4cyun4

complete/whole/totally/entirely

也

jaa5

also/too/(in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula

陣

zan6

disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period of time/classifier for events or states of short duration

入

jap6

to enter/to charge (with a crime)/entering tone (classical Chinese)

邊個

bin1go3

which/who

驚

ging1|geng1

to start/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm

竟然

ging2jin4

unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy way/actually/to go as far as to

老

lou5

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

月

jyut6

moon/month

發現

faat3jin6

to find/to discover

嘛

maa4

(a modal particle)

另

ling6

other/another/separate/separately

一陣

jat1zan6

a burst/a fit/a peal

一路

jat1lou6

continually

就算

zau6syun3

granted that/even if

世界

sai3gaai3

world/a situation, a position, a state of affairs/CL:個[go]

同埋

tung4maai4

and, together with

地方

dei6fong1

region/regional (away from the central administration)

嗯

ng2

(a groaning sound)/(nonverbal grunt as interjection)/OK, yeah/what?/interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement

男人

naam4jan2

a man/a male/men/CL:個[go]

上面

soeng6min6

on top of/above-mentioned/mainland China, as viewed from Hong Kong/the Beijing authorities

或者

waak6ze2

or/possibly/maybe/perhaps

身

san1

body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the main part of a structure or body

當然

dong1jin4

only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt

前

cin4

front/forward/ahead/ago/before/first/former/formerly/future/BC (e.g. 前293年)

除

ceoi4

to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including

太

taai3

highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely

丫

aa1

slave girl

心

sam1

heart/mind/intention/centre/core/CL:個[go]

過去

gwo3heoi3

(in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by

發生

faat3sang1

to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out

朋友

pang4jau5

friend

出現

ceot1jin6

to appear/to arise/to emerge

出去

ceot1heoi3

to go out

而且

ji4ce2

not only ... but also/as well as/moreover/in addition/furthermore

錢

cin2|cin4

coin/money/CL:筆[bāt]/unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 両[léuhng]

捉

zuk1|zuk3

to clutch/to grab/to capture

年

nin4

year

耐

noi6

capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy/resistant

所有

so2jau5

all/to have/to possess/to own

鬼

gwai2

ghost/CL:隻[jek]/a westerner/a traitor; an informer within an organisation, a "mole".

班

baan1

team/class/squad/work shift/classifier for groups/ranking/to gather together/to gather support ("back-up")/to deploy one's gang member/a surname

跟

gan1

to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to)/heel(Mandarin)

買

maai5

to buy/to purchase/to bet/to place a bet on/to kill/to have killed

開

hoi1

to open/to start/to turn on/to write out (a medical prescription)/to operate (vehicle)

來

loi4

to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

喊

haam3

to cry/to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)

於是

jyu1si6

thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence

邊

bin1

side/edge/margin/border/boundary/suffix of a noun of locality

身邊

san1bin1

at one's side

更

gang3|gang1

more/even more/further/still/still more/to change

響

hoeng2

echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud/classifier for noises (Mandarin)

算

syun3

to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute

以為

ji5wai4

to believe/to think/to consider erroneously/to assume (wrongly)

根本

gan1bun2

fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all

一次

jat1ci3

first/first time/once/(math.) linear (of degree one)

一邊

jat1bin1

one side/either side/on the one hand/on the other hand/doing while

希望

hei1mong6

to wish for/to desire/to hope

於

jyu1

in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

依

ji1

according to/depend on/near to

學校

hok6haau6

school/CL:所[suo3]

所

so2

actually/place/classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc/that which/particle introducing a relative clause or passive

拍

paak3

to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music)

準備

zeon2bei6

preparation/prepare

放

fong3

to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)/free, uninhibited

面

min6

face/respect, reputation, honour, "face"/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc (Mandarin)

離開

lei4hoi1

to depart/to leave

面前

min6cin4

in front of/facing/presence

唔同

m4tung4

different

跑

paau2

to run/to escape/race

同時

tung4si4

at the same time/simultaneously

寫

se2

to write

起身

hei2san1

to get up/to leave/to set forth

以前

ji5cin4

before/formerly/previous/ago

記得

gei3dak1

to remember

條

tiu4

strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)/a classifier, used in slang for people

啫

zek1|ze1

|merely, only, that's all (used mainly to play down a fact and convey a sense of reassurance)|the penis (child's term, humorous)

畀

bei2

to give

成

sing4

to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn into/one tenth|whole/complete/to be all right/OK!

同學

tung4hok6

(fellow) classmate

說話

syut3waa6

to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word

清楚

cing1co2

clear/clearly understood/distinct

一下

jat1haa5

(used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)

頭

tau4

head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/an area/a location/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspect/first/leading/classifier for pigs or livestock (Mandarin)

咋

zaa1|zaa3|zaak3

gnaw/loud noise/shout/suddenly

身體

san1tai2

(human) body/health

不如

bat1jyu4

not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to

女人

neoi5jan2

woman

哦

ngo4|o4|o6

oh (叹词, interjection)/to chant

樣

joeng6

manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape

果

gwo2

fruit/result

道

dou6

direction/way/road/path/principle/truth/morality/reason/skill/method/Dao (of Daoism)/to say/to speak/to talk

句

geoi3

sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of verse

張

zoeng1

to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects, sheet/classifier for votes/surname Cheung/ten years (used with numbers forty and over) ■七張幾 [chāt jēung géi] over seventy years of age

平時

ping4si4

in normal times/in peacetime

可

ho2

can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)

唉

aai1|oi1

alas/oh dear/interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)/to sigh

房

fong4|fong2

house/room/surname Fang

和

wo4|wo6

and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/surname Wo/Japanese related/cap (a poem)/to respond in singing/soft/warm/to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards/to mix together/to blend

即係

zik1hai6

exactly

陪

pui4

to accompany/to keep sb company

妳

nei5

variant of 你, you (female)

姐

ze2

older sister

決定

kyut3ding6

to decide (to do something)/to determine/to resolve

低

dai1

low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline

嫁

gaa3

to marry (a husband)

嘉

gaa1

excellent

眼

ngaan5

eye/CL:隻[jek],對[deui]

口

hau2

mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) (Mandarin)/classifier for bites or mouthfuls (Mandarin)

打開

daa2hoi1

to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on

他

taa1

he/him

更加

gang3gaa1

more (than sth else)/even more

只有

zi2jau5

only

聲音

sing1jam1

voice/sound

地下

dei6haa6|dei5haa2

underground/subterranean/covert|floor/ground

殺

saat3

to kill/to murder/to fight

三

saam1|saam3

three/3

長

coeng4|zoeng2

length/long/forever/always/constantly|chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance

反應

faan2jing3

to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction

啱啱

ngaam1ngaam1

just now

多謝

do1ze6

many thanks/thanks a lot

不斷

bat1tyun5

unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant

爸爸

baa4baa1

(informal) father

番

faan1

foreign/ethnic groups from outside China/(when used after a verb) times or fold/classifier for the number of iterations of an action or deed etc

對唔住

deoi3m4zyu6

sorry

信

seon3

letter/CL:封[feng1]/true/to believe/sign/evidence

任何

jam6ho4

any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever

以

ji5

abbr. for Israel 以色列[yíh sīk liht]/to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because

需要

seoi1jiu3

to need/to want/to demand/needs/to require

答

daap3

reply/answer/return/respond/echo/to answer/agree

真

zan1

really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine

學生

hok6saang1

student/school child

全部

cyun4bou6

whole/entire/complete

唔通

m4tung1

could it be

吾

ng4

I/my

正

zing1|zing3|zeng

first month of the lunar year|just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle|great/terrific

衫

saam1|sam1

clothes

從

cung4

from/via/passing through/through (a gap)/past/ever (followed by negative, meaning never)/(formerly pr. zong4 and related to 縱|纵) to follow/to comply with/to obey/to join/to engage in/adopting some mode of action or attitude/follower/retainer/accessory/accomplice/related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor/surname Cong/lax/yielding/unhurried/second cousin

早

zou2

early/morning

倒

dou2|dou3

to fall over/to topple/to overthrow/(business) fail, collapse/to change/to shift/to exchange/to pour out/to dump (garbage)|to turn upside down/to invert/to reverse/upside down/inverse/inverted/to move backwards/to turn back

關係

gwaan1hai6

relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/guanxi

聽到

teng1dou2

to hear

男

naam4

male/Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[ńgh dáng jeuk waih]

之

zi1

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

情況

cing4fong3

circumstances/state of affairs/situation

摸

mo2

to feel with the hand/to touch/to stroke/to grope/to feel (one's pulse)

企

kei5

to stand/to plan a project/abbr. for 企業, enterprise or company

吧

baa1|baa6

bar (serving drinks, or providing internet access etc)|(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) (Mandarin)/...right? (Mandarin)/...OK? (Mandarin)/...I presume. (Mandarin)

約

joek3

appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately/weigh

怕

paa3

to be afraid/to fear

送

sung3

to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see off/to send

啱

ngaam1

correct/suitable/just now/to suit sb

件

gin6

item/component/classifier for events, things, clothes etc

當

dong1|dong3

when/during/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/ought/should/equal/same/manage|to regard as/suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to pawn/obstruct

到底

dou3dai2

finally/in the end/when all is said and done

估

gu2|gu3

estimate/old/second-hand (clothes)

腳

goek3

foot/leg/base/CL:雙[sēung](Mandarin)/CL:對[deui]/CL:隻[jek]/kick/role/a player in mahjong/a player in a drinking game

飲

jam2

drink

明白

ming4baak6

clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize

特別

dak6bit6

especially/special/particular/unusual

點頭

dim2tau4

to nod

哥哥

go4go1

older brother/CL:個[go],位[wái]

非常

fei1soeng4

unusual/extraordinary/extreme/very/exceptional

妖

jiu1

goblin/witch/devil/bewitching/enchanting/monster/phantom/demon/an exclamation, an expletive, "shit!", a euphemism for 屌 díu

沒有

mut6jau5

haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be

嘩

waa1|waa4

cat-calling sound/clamor/noise/crashing sound

愛

oi3|ngoi3

to love/affection/to be fond of/to like

辦法

baan6faat3

means/method/way (of doing sth)

門口

mun4hau2

doorway/gate

男朋友

naam4pang4jau5

male friend/boyfriend

名

ming4|meng4

name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people

高

gou1

high/tall/fig. above average/height/(honorific) your/surname Ko

呆

ngoi4|daai1

foolish/stupid/no expression/to stay

有時

jau5si4

sometimes/now and then

插

caap3

to insert/stick in/pierce/to take part in/to interfere/to interpose/to scold

不停

bat1ting4

incessant

究竟

gau3ging2

after all (when all is said and done)/actually/outcome/result

唔記得

m4gei3dak1

to forget

今晚

gam1maan5

tonight

眼前

ngaan5cin4

now/present

生活

sang1wut6

life/activity/to live/livelihood

回應

wui4jing3

response/respond

每

mui5

each/every

似

ci5

to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar/-like/pseudo-

變成

bin3sing4

to change into/to turn into/to become

仍然

jing4jin4

still/yet

明

ming4

bright/clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming

啪

paak1

to tap/(sound) bang

只要

zi2jiu3

if only/so long as

哈

haa1|haa5

a Pekinese/a pug/laughter/yawn/abbr. for Kazakhstan

明明

ming4ming4

obviously/plainly/undoubtedly/definitely

當時

dong1si4

then/at that time/while

老師

lou5si1

teacher

相信

soeng1seon3

be convinced (that something is true)/believe/to accept sth as true

理

lei5

texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science/natural science (esp. physics)/to manage/to pay attention to/to run (affairs)/to handle/to put in order/to tidy up

狗

gau2

dog/CL:隻[jek]/CL:條[tìuh]

攬

laam5

to embrace/to monopolize/to seize

哇

waa1

sound of child's crying

嗎

maa3

(question tag)/see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine

哥

go1

elder brother

分鐘

fan1zung1

minute

嬲

nau1

angry

力

lik6

power/force/strength/ability/strenuously

街

gaai1

street/CL:條[tìuh]

很

han2

(adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully

勤

kan4

diligent/frequent

後面

hau6min6

rear/back/behind/later/afterwards

越

jyut6

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods/abbr. for Vietnam 越南/to exceed/to climb over/to surpass/the more... the more

簡單

gaan2daan1

simple/not complicated

拖

to1

to drag/to pull/to trail/to delay/to drag on/to lead

呃

ngaak1|aak1|ak1

to cheat/to trick

字

zi6

letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個[go]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

水

seoi2

1. water/2. money/3. low quality, poor (e.g. of performace)

點樣

dim2joeng2

how

女朋友

neoi5pang4jau5

female friend/girlfriend

連

lin4

surname Lian/even/as/join/to link/successively

機會

gei1wui6

opportunity/chance/occasion

緊張

gan2zoeng1

nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce

媽媽

maa4maa1

mama/mommy/mother

請

ceng2|cing2

to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request

同一

tung4jat1

identical/the same

隔離

gaak3lei4

to separate/to isolate

怪物

gwaai3mat6

monster/freak/eccentric person

直接

zik6zip3

direct/opposite: indirect 間接|间接/immediate/directly/straightforward

之間

zi1gaan1

between/among/inter-

吖

aa4

particle

立即

laap6zik1

immediately

咦

ji4

expression of surprise

阿明

aa3ming4

Al-Amin

再次

zoi3ci3

one more time/again/one more/once again

眼神

ngaan5san4

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes

訓

fan3

example/pattern/to teach/to train/instruction

哈哈

haa1haa1

onomat. laughing sound

聽日

ting1jat6

tomorrow

一聲

jat1sing1

sound/first tone of putonghua (high level tone)

翻

faan1

to turn over/to flip over/to overturn/to translate/to decode

重要

zung6jiu3

important/significant/major

沖

cung1

(of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to rinse/to flush/to develop (a film)/to rise in the air/to clash/to collide with

正常

zing3soeng4

regular/normal/ordinary

陳

can4

surname Chen/Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)/to lay out/to exhibit/to display/to narrate/to state/to explain/to tell/old/stale

怪

gwaai3

bewildering/odd/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/to wonder at/to blame

生

saang1|sang1

to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw, uncooked

傾

king1

to chat/to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour out

拉

laai1|laa1

to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw

歲

seoi3

year/years old/classifier for years old

家

gaa1

home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個[go]

肯定

hang2ding6

to be sure/to be certain/sure/certain/definite/to confirm/to affirm/affirmative

姐姐

ze4ze1

older sister

加上

gaa1soeng5

plus/to put in/to add/to add on/to add into/in addition/on top of that

阿妹

aa3mui6

younger sister

嗚

wu1

(onomat. for humming)

鳩

gau1|kau2

turtle-dove/Turtur orientalis/penis

我們

ngo5mun4

we/us/ourselves/our

幾個

gei2go3

a few/several/how many

喵

miu1

onomat. meow/cat's mewing

擔心

daam1sam1

anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious

揀

gaan2

to choose/to pick/to sort out/to pick up

對方

deoi3fong1

counterpart/other person involved/opposite side/other side/receiving party

一切

jat1cai3

everything

少

siu2|siu3

few/little/lack/young

前面

cin4min6

ahead/in front/preceding/above

相

soeng1

appearance/portrait/picture/each other/one another/mutually

敢

gam2

dare

能力

nang4lik6

capability/capable/able/ability

床

cong4

bed/couch/CL:張[jēung]

跳

tiu3

to jump/to hop/to skip over/to bounce/to palpitate

塊

faai3

lump (of earth)/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth

表情

biu2cing4

(facial) expression/to express one's feelings/expression

救

gau3

to save/to assist/to rescue

新

san1

new/newly

忍

jan2

to endure/to tolerate

雞

gai1

fowl/chicken/CL:隻[jek]/a prostitute/ten thousand dollars/the trigger of a gun/a whistle

頂

ding2|deng2

apex/top/roof/to carry on the head/to push to the top/to go against/most/to replace/to substitute/to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile (internet slang)/to bear, to endure, to put up with/an exclamation expressing disappointment, anger, amazement, etc. ("shit!", "damn!", etc.)|apex/top/roof/classifier for hats

停

ting4

to stop/to halt/to park (a car)

妹

mui6

younger sister

阿媽

aa3maa1

mother/nurse/amah/serving woman

梗係

gang2hai6

of course

方法

fong1faat3

method/way/means

本來

bun2loi4

original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of course

傻

so4

foolish

撞

zong6

to hit/to strike/to meet by accident/to run into/to bump against/to bump into

以後

ji5hau6

after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future

痛

tung3

ache/pain/sorrow

本身

bun2san1

itself/in itself/per se

好奇

hou3kei4

inquisitive/curious

差唔多

caa1m4do1

similar

雙手

soeng1sau2

pair of hands

唔使

m4sai2

need not

果然

gwo2jin4

really/sure enough/as expected

生日

saang1jat6

birthday

周圍

zau1wai4

surroundings/environment/to encompass

結果

git3gwo2

to bear fruit

變

bin3

to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion

恐怖

hung2bou3

terrible/frightful/frightening/terror/terrorist

抱

pou5|bou6

to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish

中學

zung1hok6

middle school

大概

daai6koi3

roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about

轉身

zyun3san1

(of a person) to turn round/to face about

卻

koek3

but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless/even though

一早

jat1zou2

at daybreak

錯

co3

wrong; mistaken; erroneous/fault; demerit; blunder/intricate; complex/CL:個[go]

大叫

daai6giu3

to call out loudly

位

wai6|wai2

position/location/classifier for people/place/seat/classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)

一句

jat1geoi3

a line of verse/a sentence