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TheCantoneseMadeEasyVocabulary 10918572-2
VOCABULARY
A S m a ll D i c t i o n a r y i n Eng is l h a nd C a n t on e s e , co n t a i ni n g Wor ds
a nd P h ra s e s u s ed i n t h e S pok en L a n gua ge, wi th th e C las s i fi er s
i n di ca te d f o r e a ch N o un , a nd D e fi n i t i on s of t h e Di ff e r e nt
S h a de s of M e a ni n g, as w e ll as N o te s o n th e D i ffer en t
u s es o f s o m e o f th e W or d s w h e r e A mbi gui ty
m i gh t o th er w i s e a r i se
T HI R D E D I T I O N
R ev is ed and E n la r g ed
D YE R BA L L, ET C , .
OF HI S MA J E S T Y S CIV IL '
S E RVI C E, HO N G K O N G
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T h e C e l e s ti a l
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THE CANTONESE MADE EASY
VOCABULARY
D i c ti o n a r y in E n g li s h and C ant o n e s e , c o nta i n i n g W or d s and
us e d i n t h e S p ok e n L a n g u a ge , W i th t h e C la s s i fi er s i n di c a t e d
ea ch N o un , a nd D e fi n i ti on s of t h e D i ffe r e n t S h a de s of
M ea n i n g , as w e ll as N o te s on t h e D i ff er e n t us es
of som e of th e W or ds W h er e A m bi g u i ty
m i gh t o th e r w i s e a ri se
T HI RD E
I D I T I ON
R evi s ed an d E n la rg ed
D YE R BA L L, LS Q , MR A S , EN L
OF HI S M A J E S T Y ’
S C I V IL S E R V IC E , HO N G K O N G
A u thor o f
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t o S p e a k C a n to n e s e , Ho w to Wr i te C hi n es e ”
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K E LL Y WA L S H , LD .
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J . DY ER BA LL .
Hongk o ng Octobe r ,
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thi s b o ok was i n th e pr ess a n d b e fo r e i ts c o m p l eti n o , w hi le i n fa ct th e
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a dd i t i o n s a n d c a r ef u l r ev i s i o n b e f o r e b e i n g p ut i n th e h a n d s o f t h e
p r i n te r s . U u d e r th es e un fo r tun at e co n di t i o n s o f a ff a i r s Rev G . .
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th r o ugh th e p r ess a n d to hi m t h e A u th o r i s i n d e b t e d fo r th e gr eat
ass i s ta n c e th us r en d e re d i n a ti m e o f n ee d .
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A BBREVIAT IO NS USED IN THIS B OO K .
G la s s .
= C lass ifi e r .
Li t .
= Li terally .
Ne —
No u n .
A .
= A r ti c le .
A dj .
: A d jecti v e .
V .
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Adv .
= A d v er b .
C o nj .
: C o nj u n ctio n .
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P r ep .
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)
2 .
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ti i n yi lt tso .
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o
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m ai .
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26 T HE CA NTO NESE M AD E EASY VOCAB ULARY .
Candari n, n .
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T HE CANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCABULARY . 27
C bl g 195 y
:
To advance, (or pay i n, or pay up) aram o a, n . o ng , (
b th Cl 1m
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ass. kc ; a , mi ( or wal ) . ass. ,
28 THE CANTONESE MAD E EASY VOCA B ULARY .
C p nt y
ar e r and joinery , 71 .
$ 113 , 9 .
(as a s hip does), $
52 , tsoi
muk> tso k o
.
c
b
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fi ifl
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ti n );
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ma. <
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,
or the t wo words toge t h er
) .
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, .
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as a sedan c ai r,
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( b ut th p
a o e erson ), an us d l on o n t e a e r o .
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6 .
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ac , ’
of cas s ec a er a e,
fl lfi
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T HE C ANTONESE MAD E EASY VOCABULARY . 29
C h (money ) Q
”
fl gfi
’
as ,
n . 1 .
R z ugan . , , C at, 11 . man
E
i
te n
" ‘
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(sil ver) C y h (
2 .
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2
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atamen ia, 71 . ut ui ,
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3 .
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(
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4 .
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fi .
c
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a c , a , c u o , c a ro
e
m an chu
a ts i n, or
‘
man ts i n
-
‘
To catc h co l d 7% fl , , S la g n
Cl ass
m , ko
1 man ts‘a
<
mone y to use, F
fifi
S
mo C t hw t d i
a c
fi a er ra n, n .
h ui k ui‘
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.
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a e, h k ba g . c
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c
n .
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Cl g h
ass. ek , c o.
yi n
2
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ngan S mei . A catt y and a hl a f,
fi fig
‘
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fi fi
a fi m . o
c
kan pun
man
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2
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s
wui ing l 2
2 .
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i
3 .
fig ,
tso .
m ho
)
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( to t h ro w ), St i n, C ease, v. St i g ( l i); fi 1 .
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30 T HE CANTONESE MAD E EASY VOCA B ULARY .
Si ty x -s ix cents,
f; g f; I t must certain ly be so ,
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g m
( 2 2 ‘
z
luk) hi) lulc
2
tsz . , shi pi t) hai kom .
h j i mg
:
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‘g ,
I m ust certai nly h ave told yo u fi rs t ,
c ’
m uk, kung hé
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)
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pi t> c
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2
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<
c hi .
Cl a ss . St i ‘
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er a n ,
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E - , yat) ( ti ng .
C e t i ly r an ill,
fi g m p nn , e
ti ng
1?
(
la .
c(
sam
t
a
C entre -
fl o wer, n .
( arc h) ,
IE o
pi ‘
n
'
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‘
o
tang
'
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tn
”
.
£ 72 is al so Yo u must certai n ly do i t
used fo r k
a ca ed wic k o f a l mpa .
Cl ass .
m , ko
’
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a s .
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fi i f on a ,
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a r, ,
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. ,
c
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sz
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S S d ee Ch i e an a r .
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(a gilgi
Ch i b ar r C ool i C liearer, o e see oo e .
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’
uncertain,
*
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a r c s
fiffi y t
o n,i n
” n. ,
c ’
l s
‘
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( l g ly )
vu ti ”
( ar tly ) , or n correc ,
C ertain ly adv.
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pi t > (y
in .
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2
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T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BULARY . 31
Ch am fered , an y .
fit fi 2 ; Ch p l
a e ,
n .
figfi fi ,
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’
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pui
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k am
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Pa
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(
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Ch ange, n l .
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s u e o ne h
t i ng Ch pt
a er, 71 .
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a c h o ng .
(fl ) wu n (kwo )
‘
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‘
( to c ange mo ne ass .
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g
H , ts ‘ o ng ;
fi h ’ c air,
a m , A writ ing wit h h c arac ters,
‘
h au mi
c n
e
.
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c o ng h tsz
s’”
(t o h g c an e w h at is l
a read y in W ri te to him and te ll him ,
c
e b o ng tsz a
“ ‘
k ‘
ui chi .
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m .
2 .
(of a m an , fi fi - h ang 1
'
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ko i t ak
:V
( to h
c ange
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co o ur l ) ,
g a , pi n
)
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(
b in sai
)
.
s h ik Ch arge,
(accounts) 1 fl , ,
S
s ho ng
=
(to
‘
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ah ii ng
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c hnn (kwo ) s h au .
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’
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f? h fl
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rea l de t b o fE jg {E "gt a
r, ,
)
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wni k ni ke sh ci
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s an c ut s an a .
.
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(
c Ch i t i
ar o h , n .
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fi fi ,
c
chair wu n
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ar n
z
,
a .
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fififi filjabn Ch t ar er,(m i ) fi? fig a . ar ne ,
r
,
wi m
2
c h un ho fu (
sa h c
s un .
Ch l 7k fi h i
anne , n .
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s u Ch t fi fl g gf E
ar erer, n fl h ii k .
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a
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fi .
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ass w i
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a ar ter- art ,
n .
fi figé fi (
ngo ng h ‘
ui .
hop) (
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(to si ng), Q
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Cl ass .
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Ch p dj F p gr
ea ,
a .
Z ‘
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6 THE CANTONESE M AD E EASY VOCABULARY .
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a o c, , ya p2 C l i h i t b p id by t t r
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2 .
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l 2
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45
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fl tai g ?
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fa in .
o
t un
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22 5 1 11
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F unne l ,
n .
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pi p m yi "
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p ei ,
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a ll o w of i ts tra ns a tio n l Cl )
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.
as s .
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.
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l fifi y ai r
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<
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55 5K tso ng lo i
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c ha i n ;
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S fa S
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11 .
fig ,
n i va .
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l z 2 Gas pi pi nm k
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2
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2
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p o ng
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kwan tsi .
fi k fifl fi fl ,
q
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‘
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'
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teac er i s re ferred to, or a man
gl fi fiijmfii ffifi
k
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in a h mbl p u e osition in soc iet y
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82 T HE CANTONESE M AD E EASY VOCA BULARY .
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l it y m erar en ) ,
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11 c an ;
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2
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(said to a beggar or , a li tt l e c hi l d) ,
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86 THE CA NTONESE MADE EASY VOCA B ULARY .
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