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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

A u t ho r o f .

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C a n ton es e M a d e E a sy, ”
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C hi n es e ,
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K E LL Y WA L S H LD , .

S HA N GHA I S IN G A P O R E A N D Y OK O HA M A
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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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C a n t on e s e M a d e E a s y ,
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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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Ha kka M a d e E a s y ,
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Thi n g s C hi n es e , Th e C e le s ti a l a n d Hi s R e li gi o n s ,

&c .
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HO N GK ON G
K E LL Y WA L S H , LD .

S HA N G HA I S IN G A P O RE A N D
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[A ll R i g h ts R es er v ed ]
 PREF A CE TO THE F IRST EDIT IO N .

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e ; m o r e es p ec i a ly ha s t hi s
bee n t h e cas e w h e n a n y a m bi u i t w ou d a r i s e
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m a k e u s e o f i t i f o n y o n e r en d e r i n h a d b e
l en i g g v en to a w o r d i n the
l es s o n s . I t h as b ee n th o u gh t a d vi s a b e l in s u ch a c as e t o m ak e an
ex h a us ti v e
list Of d i ffer e n t s h a d e s Of
t h e E ng i s h m ea ni n g i n o r d e r l
t o p r e ve n t th e b eg i n n e r f r o m m ak i n g m i s tak es w h i c h h e o th e r wi se
m i gh t d o .

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g v o ca b u a r l y .

S eve r a l fi na ls it w i ll b e fo u n d are gi v e n u n d er d iff e r e n t w o r d s .

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m ea n i n g as to r e qui r ei n g o o d i n te r p r e ta t i o n to b e r ep r e sen te d i n
l
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t h es e u s e fu l l ittl e w o r ds a pp en d e d t o th e m ; a n d t h e s t u d e nt s h o u d l
n e ve r us e any o th e r l
c a s s ifi e r t h a n th e o n e , o r t h o s e , a s t h e c a s e
m ay be, w hi ch ar e gi v en w ith th e w o r d s . W h en no l
c as s i fi e r is
gi ven u nd er a wo r d , no ne Sh ou ld t o u s ed .

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are gi v en , a n d d iff ere n t l
c a ss ifi e r s a r e u se d w i th th es e d iffe r e nt C h i n e se
w o r d s , th e p ro p e r l
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w h e r e th e s a m e c l ass ifi e r, or l
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that
th e i n d i sc r i m i n ate us e o f th e s e n ecess a r y a d unc ts j t o C hi ne se n o u ns
m ay th us be avo id e d , a n d th a t t h e s tu d e nt by see i n g , w h en l ooki ng
fo r a l
wo r d , i ts p r o p e r c as s ifi e r at t h e s a m e ti m e as th e W OTd i ts elf,
m ay h a v e i t i m p r ess e d u p o n hi s m em o r y at th e ti m e h e fi r s t e ar ns l
th e w o r d , a n d m ay th u s be p r eve n te d f r o m f a i n g i nto e r r o r i ns tead ll
o f h a v i ng t o , as i n m a n y c a s es r ec tify m i s tak es a r ea dy m a de
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b r ack e ts a tten ti o n i s d r a w n to t h e f ac t o f o n e, o r b o t h , Of th e m
b ei n g us ed s i ng ly , as we ll as in un i o n to g e th e r , to r e p r es en t th e
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c h a n c h i ng t o get h e r .

T h e b r ack ets ar e a sol us e d w h en th e e x i g e n c i es Of e v e r yd ay u se

o ften dr op , a s s u p e r fl uo u s , a w o r d w h i ch i t i s n ec es s a r y to u se w h en
s t r i c t acc u r acy is r equ i r ed , a s fo r i n s t an c e z— S p i r i ts (E )
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a d a pt a ti o n of Sir
Wi ll i am Jo n e s with som e S l i gh t p r o vi n ci a lism s a n d er r o r s c o r r ecte d .

W h en th e c o ll o qu i a l p r o n u n c i ati o n diffe r s fr o m th a t Of th e bo o k
l a n gu a g e th e fo r m e r i s g i v en , an d a tten ti o n i s d r a wn to i t by a
d agger .

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C a nt o n ese M a d e E as y ’
fo r fu ll
l
exp an at i o n s a s to th e to n es a n d o r th o g r a p h y .

Th e A uth or d ue to M r C h u n g Sh i ng-h o ng , T r an s ato r l

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s t h an ks a re .

i n th e S up r e m e C o ur t, fo r l l
m uch v a u ab e a ss i stan ce r e n d er ed to
hi m i n t he C o m p i ati o n Of t h i s i tt l l le V o ca b u l a ry .
 PREF A CE TO THE SECO ND ED ITIO N .

It i s n ow m o r e t h an S i x yea r s S i n ce th e F i r s t E d i ti o n Of th i s
l ittle bo ok app ea r ed an d i t h a s b een o ut o f pr i n t fo r som e ti m e
,

p as t . Ci r c u m s ta n ces h a v e p r ev ented th e A uth o r f r o m i ss ui n g a

S ec on d E d i t i on u n ti l now ; t h at s uc h h as been ca e d fo r i s ev id ence d ll
b y th e fact of e n q u i r i es fo r co p i es f r o m di ff er en t qu a r ter s s i n ce

th e F i r s t E d i ti o n w as ex h a u s ted .

This E d i ti o n c o n ta i n s a ll th e w o r d s w h i ch h ave b een a d d ed to

th e le s s on p o r ti o n of th e S eco n d E d i t i o n of
‘
C a n to n es e M a d e E as y ;
’

at th e s a me ti m e t h e O p p o r tu n i ty o f i ts p ass i n g th r o u g h t h e p r es s
h a s been t ak en a d va n ta g e O f to m a k e s o m e o th e r S l igh t a dd iti on s to it .

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A n y m is tak es w h i ch m i gh t ar i s e f r o m th e s am e to n i c m a r k b ei n g
us e d f o r b o th t h e J J; s k ii n g
2 Ss h On ’

g an d co ll oqui al risi ng to n e,
as i n th e F i r s t E d i ti o n , h as n ow b een p r evented by th e u se o f a
d i s ti ncti ve to n i c m ar k fo r th e co ll o qu i a l
r i s i n g to n e T hi s E di ti o n .

h as t h e r efo r e th u s b een b r o ugh t i nto h a r m o ny w i th th e S ec o n d

E d i ti o n of
‘
C anto n es e M a d e E as y ,
’
an d
‘
Ho w to S p eak C a n t o n es e .
’

T h e A uth o r t r u s ts t h a t t h e g r e a t co n ven i en ce O f h av i n g a s e p a ra te

t o n i c m a r k fo r thi s i m p o r t an t c o llo qui al to n e w i ll ens u r e thi s m a rk

r ece i v i n g th e atten t i o n l
h e b e i eves i t d es e r ves . He hi m s el f h a s
i nt r o d uce d i t an d us ed i t i n hi s b o ok s fo r so m e yea r s p as t , an d

i ts us e o b vi at es m uch c o n fu s i o n . I t i s p o ss ib le to h a v e i t p r i n te d
l
n ea t y a n d c ea r l ly n o w .

He h as m u ch p l e a s u re in a ck n o w e d gi n g l th e a s s i s ta n ce h e h as

r ec e i ve d fro m th e Ho no ur ab l e J H Ste w a r t . . L ockh a r t i n th e l ab o u r

o f rev i s i o n ; als o the h elp r e n d ere d to h i m by M r . M o k M a n - ch e u n g
i n p r o o f-r e ad i ng .

J . DY ER BA LL .

Hongk o ng Octobe r ,
1 89 2 .
 PREF A CE TO THE T H IRD ED IT I O N .

Th e l ast e d i ti o n Of thi s b o ok a pp ea r e d i n 1 89 2 . T his S ec o n d

Ed i t i o n w a s so l d out s om e tim e ago , an d h as b een o u t Of p r i n t fo r a

co n s i d e r a b e l ti m e .le n i s i ng T hi d E ditio n to
It s e em e d d es i r ab o su a r

t ak th e o pp o rt u n i ty f d di n g l a g e l y t o i t a th e p
e O i ou
a di ti on r , s r ev s e
,

o n ly n t a i n i n g so m e f rt y p a g
co w a l im i te d i n i ts pe an d u ti l i ty
o es s sco .

A th e C hi n e a
s w k ni ng t es wid l if i n th m o d rn w l d
re a a e o a er e e e or ,

a n ex t n i e o f ths on c ab l y f a ll c l as s es a m
e vo g t th m i s t ak i n g
u ar O on s e

pl ace a ew i d ea
s n a e a d o pt d ew a pp li n ce
s ur d a d w e ,
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kn w l e d g e g i n d
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a e .
gh i t i s i m p ss ib l
s to , ou o e

i n t d uce e e ry
ro w t m o n i ts fi s t app ea a n c i n th e l n g u g e i n t
v ne er r r e a a o

a S m a ll D ic t i n y l ik e thi s ye t t h u
o ar o f thi b ok wi ll fi n d ,t a e ser s o no

fe w n ew te r m s i n i t to g e t h e r w i th an im m e n s e n um b e r Of o th e r

w o r d s w hi c h fo u n d no room i n f o r m er e di ti o n s .

One n ew f eatu r e i n t h i s e di t i o n Wh i ch d em a n d s n o ti c e is a s l i gh t
c h an g e i n th e r e p r es e n t a ti o n i n th e r o m an i z ed S p e ll i ng of tw o w or ds
by w hi c h a
‘
s uper i o r l tt
e er
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is us e d fo r t h e fi n a k i n t h e fi n a l ls lo “o

a n d c h e k
o T h e p ec u
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o n u n c i a t i o n O f t h e w o r d s h as n e v er b e e n

no ti c e d b e fo r e , a n d t h e i gn o r i n g o f th i s p ec u i a r i ty i s o n e o f th e l
ca u ses w hi c h c o nt r i but e t o t h e p oo r pr o n un c i a ti o n o f C hi n ese by

forei gn e rs .

D r S te n
. Kon o w ca lls attenti o n to th i s peculi a i ty Of pr on unci ati on r

i n o n e o f th e I n d i a n di a l e ct i n an a r ti cl e o n th e Kurk u Di a l ect o f th e
s

M u n d a F am i l y o f S p eech i n th e J o ur n a l o f th e Ro ya l A s i ati c S o i ety c

fo r th e ye a 1 9 0 4 pp 42 6 427 r He s ays T h e Ku k us a e a M n d a
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t i b e l i v i n g i n t h e No r t h o f B e a
r a n d t h e a d jo i n i n g p a ts o f th e r r r

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v .

i n d i v id u a l s
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r et u r n e d a s p o k e n by s .

D rK n o w s ay
. o On o f t h e m os t h a r act i ti fe atu res o f
s e c er s c

t h e M u n d a p h o n l gy i t h e ex i s te n c o o f a s t f se m i co n so n ants
s e o e O -
,

T h ey r e f r m e d l i k th e
a o p n d i n g co n so n a n ts k c t an d p
e co r r e s o , , , ,

bu t t h e e n u n c i ati o n is ch e c k e d a t th e p o i n t O f c o n t a ct , a n d th e r e i s no

l
off -g i d e W e c an t r ace th e u se of s e m i - c o n s o n a nts ba ck
to a c o m p a r a ti ve ly a n ci e n t p er i o d . It s eem s p r o b ab le th at t h ey
e x i s t ed i n t he o r i gi n a l M un da l a n g u ag e , an d th er e are p e r h ap s
i n d i c ati o ns Of th ei r use l i n h a bita nts
i n th e la n guage of th e ab o r i gi n a

o f Near e a n d F u rt h e r I n di D K n w d scribes th is pecu li a i ty

r a .
’
r . o o e r

as a p o n un c i a ti o n o f th e co n so n a n t w h i c h t p s b ef o e t he co m p l e ti o n
r s o r

o f i ts fu ll n u nc i a ti o n a n d t h e r e i
e n o Off gl i d e
‘
T h i i s th sa m e as s -
.
’
s e

th e p o nunc i ati o n Of ( w h at D
r Ko n o w all ) th e em i co n so na nt k r . c s s -

a a fi n a l i n th e o n l y t w o w o r d t h a t th e A uth o h as f o u n d i t to a ppe a r
s s r

i n th e C an to n es e T di scove th e fu ll f
. o e o f th e d i ffer e n c e let a
r orc

d i s ti n ct s p eak er Of C anto n ese be r e q u es te d to p r o n o un c e ll/El, ch e

k
o and

g e
l , c h ek o a n d
Q
I , lo k o and
g , 10 19 . T h e full fo rce o f th e k , i t wi ll be

seen , i s gi ve n t o t h e k i n
g , ch ek
o
an d % 10 k w
,
hi l i n fi
g 2, e ch e
k
o and

H
g , lo k
o , th e v o i ce co m m en ces t o p r o n o u n c e th e co n so n an t k an d

s to p s a b r u p t ly b e fo r e co m p eti o n o f l th e ac t o f p r o n u n c i a ti o n .

C i r cum s ta n ces Co m p e th e A u th o r t o ll ed l e ve a Ho n gk o n g w h en
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
wo r d s u n d er th e l
S w er e b e i n g p r i n te d
e tte r T h o ugh th e r es t Of th e .

bo o k w a s l ll
o u t i n e d a n d fi e d u p to a a r ge e x te n t y et it r e q u i r e d s o m e l ,

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 . .

B un bu ry very k in d y l c o n s e n te d to s ee th e r em a i n d e r Of t h e b o ok
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 .

J . D YE R BA LL .

E xm ou th, D ev on ,

E ng lan d .

z 9 i k J u ly, 1 9 0 8 .
 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 .
= V erb .

Adv .
= A d v er b .

C o nj .
: C o nj u n ctio n .

I n te r
-
.
= I n te rj eeti o n .

P r ep .
=P repos i ti o n .

P er s P r o n . .
= P e r s o n a l p r o n o un .

In d i c a tes th at th e to n e th e w o r d i s m a r k e d i n i s diff er e nt

the to n e i n t h e boo k la n gu a ge —
th e to n e i s a co llo qu i a l o n e .

t dI c ates th a t th e p r o n unc i a ti o n
- of th e w o r d as g i ve n i n t h i s

b ook i s di ffe r e nt f r om th a t g i v e n to i t i n th e b o ok l a n guage —

th e

w o rd i s pr o no u nce d d i ffer e n t ly i n c o llo q ui al .

‘
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Accord i ng to such a way,

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)
2 kwan
371 ch u ko m yo ng

fi wm a?
cll i u
)
ko m Ac quainte d wi th any co rk, (
s
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fi mfi
c
slIaII
afi sli nk h
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to that, Sll fl k) , ) t
o ng ,

“ ’

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‘
ko m yo ng
s’
.
Acc ust o med
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to do i t,
ig fi‘
’

A cco rding to the ol d wav ag

R s i n (3 6
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(o f a play) yat pun
fi
g , ch in kaiI yat ) yon
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Accoun t, 71 . 1 . sh e (mu lc y a
,
)
.

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‘
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.
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MM?
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Acco unt i n do llars , 7 c r un

c lu ng
(
s heng f ko
(
) t i’ slI II I yang
'

she
(
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( This is
.

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) wo man s phrase)
jfifi fio ug she a
Accoun t i n taels
.

E
Ac t y n (a deed ) g
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(a bill) ti i u
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M ake o ut
,
.

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2
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14 k in S m Ac tio n
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a bill, in
4 3 “
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Ac ts of kind ness,
In charge of the accou nt s

an o i Re sz
kwun sho .
J
( physic l) fi g] kui
m( fi )
Aetio n, l . n .
a
,

Acco unt, On, o f, van

t ung
wai
(deeds ) n hang (or hang)
fi fl lyé
,
On acco un t of what .
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m at ni
w e
( Actio n, A good
gfi
,

Accountant, n c ho ng lan ai
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wh
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yat”
sa sz
2
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(politely)i t
m
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kit t im ;
fl
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c
(or so meti mes
To add more, 719 235" ka to ;
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m tg , ts ik
) (
min .

infi m k "
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t
fig
o

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t uug
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To add so me m ore
(
a
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aches or pains , fi Jfi
f g o
ti
<
t lm
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mo 13m g 1 t‘ung
To add m o re o f a severe punish
.

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na fi fi
S
m en t, kit clI ung
‘
.
,
(
Acquainte d with ,
a sh ik
)
.

( yi m pii n
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jg E
i , i i ve ad ded to
‘
seven ,
fi fi i rt
<
sang shik
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mg fi fi ,
(
hi ng
1m ,
S
ng ko
’ (
tat ts at ‘
)
li e
)
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ka So ng sb ik a c
Address, { 2Elk 1 c hii chi
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ma?
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To be sligh tl
y ac quai nte d with, Address
-
v . 1 .
(a pa w n ) ,

fl a F
s'
song Ishik ha c lI I ng
‘
in
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 THE C AN T ON ESE MA E E S D A Y VO CABULARY .

c >

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)
2 ( letter), Adv ise, a} h un
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Adhere nt . n . t . o ug yn .
,
sz
‘

ko n
Admi t . r . 1 .
( to allo w entr ance to ), ts i ng
‘

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MA .
pen yap) . C ass, (o r more

2 .
(to ac kno wledge, as a fau l t) at , c o m mo nly ) ,
FF ,

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S
k‘ui yap) (
lai .
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2
5
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fl fi <
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.

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r it as a fac t
m Affec ted tones, ogling eyes, and

ma ?
shi
a
. express i ve face,
fi g
)
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. [mi n (
shi ng
(
shi ng sh ik
)
sh ilc
)
.

Ado rn, r .

fgfi ,
(
sam
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Ad u t, l n.
j t (fi )A , tii i
2
( ko ) Syan
’
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S
s ing
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fifi
I
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c
fo ng ;
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especially with th e c lassifier) .

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kengT .

:
mA z ‘fi Q m
( )
Afraid i t is p ii
‘
1 chu ng bati sheng t so , l
7
.
,
(
2 ‘

( yen .
IIII I kom .

Adulterei A
l? A t‘s ing van After, p i and adv
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C lass .

fl , ko After all, , tai .

Ad ultery, 71 .

fig fig (
l ain
(
yam .
After fi nish ing talking, fi 75
c g
To co mm i t dultery fi é Z éé ho ng im ch i han
'
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ha ng (or hang) ya m .
A fter the Ne w
( S S
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Advance, r . 1 .
( to pro ceed), é ts un ; (2 fi ) ’ kwo
S g
L fifj ff
E (( chi han )
“
shii ug ts i n ;
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ts i n h ui AfteI he ca me do wa ,
15 5? fi
‘
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(m m lo k ?
fa 2
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l8 chi has
2 . o ney ) , , ts e .

5
T o pay in
2
ad vance.
c
J fl , AfteI that manner, 9u3t o m . cluu

shoug k Cl pc I h im
‘
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11 m A fter several mo nths had passed, .

fi mH
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2
3
5
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kvvo hi l1
fl s lui ng I a tso
s
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To buy goo ds in ad vance of ké I n o

A ft r th t m tte {a a:
y

arri val,
E 22 ,
S
wai o
w . e
{}g 2 a a r,

2 z J

Ad va ntage, n . l .
( a place or pos itio n o l), fi k ' ki n hi h u o sa c a .

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fi g ho ch ‘
, u .

a
2
‘
( profi t ) fi ik fi ni ti e lIi hau
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2 sz
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 THE CANT ONESE MADE EASY VO CAB U L ARY .

After these t hings, ( Bk), {jglit The eviden ce given on both s ides

2
‘
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(
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c
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if]?B
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Af ter . ,
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Afternoon, n ha chan ;
.
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c ha n haII
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112 ,
0
s
C l ass .
1a , ko .
Agree wi th yo u,
fig cyi neI .

Afterwards, prep .

m yI II han
Do no t agree wi th yo u, H
g it
S
;
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6 hau l a
‘

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(

tsz
2
ll afl
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.
( to ying Sshing .

2 (in lIaI mo ny),

fin \ 0
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Don t do
’
it again,
jk fi
n Q
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C mm tso l
,

M
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m:
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a (fin l i t l ng
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o
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)
as before), c
fan
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] o
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(
kwo (is o ften used
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)
:
2 )
1 ; " ht ;
fi fi
.

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(
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fi fl fi}
(
Make i t goo d agai n,
c c
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,
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cl u
ng fan ho .
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fifl
Ahead, a dv s in
, ‘

t ‘
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3 .
(as of o ld)
05 E , , ying kafi
c
.

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wk ) .

fl fli E
fi fi i lifl bong
Aggressi ve, ( HZ) .

R 53 , hung olro .

S
ts in yat ‘
lo
2
S
hang Ii nI
’
.

Age, n .

g fl ,
s
ni n kei .
Alai med, al l
) .

lfi
‘ king fang

mfi
.

Of con siderab e l age,

fi l
‘ a
, A arms, II .

lfi
I ,
<
king ( fong .

W
kei In
Al
ni n
in fer h n
.
( as, .
,
C
e
pai
Agree, 1 (to sui t as food lim t ) fi fi fk mtg
'
v. or c ae
.

pai ka fo
‘

, , ;

ai
( ya (01 c,ys .

Does no t agree with me,

§é
n l
A ive, a d] .

{E shang t ;
i g ,
5
a 2
m beP
2
no
oro .

(
shang t wut, .

T he cli mate does no t agree

(wi th All, a dj . 1 .
(o f articles and persons

e)
at (qfi us M
i
. La n (at ]
c (
shui I d
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.
hi ng ) saI

2.
(as the g
a ree ment of two things All have ( fu ly) come, l a fiwfi ,

compared )a , kOp
<
lai
(
ts ai ‘
il
sa
 THE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCABU A L RY .

’ ‘ S
fiffi
‘
All right, a
ngam sa I . all that there is, , sho yafi;
Eat all of them,
a W15 In ,

All that has been done,

fl i fifi m
Th mn R
( 2 ’
at was all, I D , a
" ,
(
fun s ho ( 86 ke .
( B IL )
ke
’
l
c ic
k
All that yo u have,
fl fifi fi ’
S
ne i
( S
Yo u do kno w hi m all, 5 110
'

no t at yaI I

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.

fig fE
S 2 2
5 £5
9 pi ham
a mai n and
E pai ko
‘

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o
to
"

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m s hik
S
k ui ‘
ti mes used as the equiva ent l o f all,

2
(a number of perso ns) .
j( i , e
a”l
.
g. , , mini mat
?
all th ings ;
i'
F ’
tai ka fi fi pé k ’ o
sing , all the people .

( o f ti me, &c .
, in the se nse of L o rd o f all
5 5 2 35 3 , mi n
2

pi
w ho le), sheng S
, f .

yn; chi one

a:
(

m
.

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o

T he who le d y all day lo ng , .

—
, yat7 D
I ,

B sheng t yata . is o ften used and mea ns all to

( T hro ughout, as of l 1
p aces), 3 a ,

O
t
‘
u ufi
‘
ae
No t at all, — ~
ma3fi
T hrough o ut Hongko ng fi ,
fi rfi , W m ‘
mo .

S
(
H un
g K o ng , All is yo urs, —
Mfi fi fifi g
$ l ,

All t he earth, do th worship T hee, yat)

*
hai nei ke

k Mg fi
‘ ‘

.
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n f T A az a fi “w —
p i
“ as s
‘
t ung t In
‘
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hII
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.
1
K yan mo pat c
t! 0
w mII .
o c S
ki ng pai .
(Bit ) All passed beto re my eyes,

( of a cro wd
.
&c . 0 1 a number o f
mn s m wt m w
peo p e), l j g xJ Im chung
fa ,

th in
c h nng .
( All things, every g) fifi ,

fi m
s ”

15 llflll j g 3g
)
of them, II uI ko
‘
All kn
' ‘

, yo ng yo ng ; , .

a 2 ’
chung All the o thers,
fi gfifi fl k eI
’ '

tei tIi I
‘
.
(

l fiffi mk
’ ’
All the ange s, c
o ko .
( Bk ) .

m
.

t in ( o ne and a ll ), tS llG yat

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A ll h oly pI ophets, 9
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I
it Ye t) is used “here i n English all
'
t he »

fl] , Ch ung shiug
g ai n
<
c hi l
wo u d often be used .

a ,
kolro is o fte n used where we (as a length of road , yat) .

wo uld say all, e .

g , all the disc iples ,
. All the way, yat)

Fafi a A s s
, mII n
'

t el
‘
l
i c ko All l
a ong, -
1
fl
; , yat II} , of

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fi r?fi kok mt td lat?
‘

sy
a n, or
S
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yat ‘
or
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All t hings g M kok mate . , o

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 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VO CAB ULA RY .

I t was the so me a ll a lo n
g t he To go alone
, {5 a a
3
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a ‘

gg aS g
i ya t ko hu i
road,
E , yat )
lcl tuk
2
tsz
c
he )
.

to '
hai z ,
T o be alo ne,
{g E] a liffi lg .

All a lo ng up to the present time, t nk) tsr

c
her hai sh u

ya t [ii] m , 2 .
(single) , 15 tuk) yat) .

bo ng <
loi .
(fo llo wed by an appro priate

:
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muu n Classifier) .

All the peop e l of the c ity,

fifi Z
Alo ud, (NZ/
j g , tai
2
<
sheng r
’
.

E fi i
, pitko s ing , Very l d fl
ou
it fl ,
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ho tax
2

f ll
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z e t he whole c ity u o f co
p ple sheng
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a yl king ;
c
(fi’
)
S
g
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y ) ( s ang .

W .
ent all abo ut or all l o und,
a
'

“
“ai am? 11111
fl fl" , ki ng yi n has so meti mes
as
i t s
'

eli at i .

c
a sense s imilar to alrea dy .

( Bk ) fly fem .

W“
I
<
Also , m h
a;
'

figftsung
.

At all, ,
which precedes

the verb an d negative, as —

Wo uld g
fl fi fl ag
i‘
c Also was, , o te han ;
not do i t at all,
gBE fi
% tsung
2 “
fig
,

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ik t

l ‘ )
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ll ow mfg
L A ter, z
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ko i pi n
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, c h un ; , yzu l t
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w a
koi
talc {i yam
‘
, t s ung ;

i fi (fig)
(
‘ Altho ugh, con j 811 i ( J i ll );
fl
.
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pei
mfi
, .
(
‘ )
te u ng sz
2 (permi t yield
’
)
.

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S
A
ggll ow
fi time, ,
(
ffl n lum
Although h e was,
E £42 fi
T ,

k ‘
sm hai
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fi Hfi g
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fi fi flé
Altogether, mlr 2
sln
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hafi
g . F , ham pa
.
(
z z
Q 332 ( ) litng ai ;
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dj ts im z s
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a . h ang .
t
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2
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.
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mfi i mm (La , no .v and then
kwfi t a k
e
. I t may mea n on ly ) .

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fatherlesm n 1 . nati ve ho uses),
C
32 fig ,

fi fifi
‘
(by o neself) 55 a a ma shal mat
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a , .

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 THE CANT ONESE MADE EASY VOCABU AR L Y .

2 .
(in the employ of foreigners), denominations have nothing but

géfi
‘
, a
A c
sham . Pri mari y means l a nough t to stand for them

an Aunt . respective ly .

C l ass. ko
’
. And 4s
'

(4 tm left out where i t

g
fi 5
’
Amaz ed at, , ch
‘
a yi .
wo uld be used i n English .

$ fl t‘ung is o ften used instead

‘

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71 2 ,
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(

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a , ( yi m
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A men, i nt fi fifi fifi shing sum
.

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g
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lig
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2
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l s 15 s"
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wa m
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(poli te form) ,
To get angry,
S s
(ri g) Mcz i k wek
, o
(
ll él lai ; a 101 , fato ne
g
.

2 .
(com mo n) , Z flffi I ’
, F at
S
k‘eii
To be angry with,
H
g added

:
lcwo ko . ke is often .

Angri y abuse, l £ fi 2. t no ma
“
.

:
a a
Amongst, prep 1 . .
a; [is] , tsoi no i .
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y j g g a ,

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‘
2 ti
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.
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n . 1 . nera lly) , ,

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<
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.

n “ C asl 5
:
C l ass.
(E , ko
’
; fit , ot .
s . . cheko .

(Domestic) ch uk shang
‘
< 9

i n kwi
’

Ancient, l}
.
,
al .

A ncie nt ti mes , 3 {If}

‘ ‘ <
kWh sli i .
Class .
g , cli elco .

m
:
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- S
koko m
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< Ankle, n ngz

fiA
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s ’
Class .
fl , ko .

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‘
con 1
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,
l
Ank et, n .
M] gig ko k; , 1k
1

if , yika, (also so
m ewhat b oo kish
Cl a ss
5 cheko
lly by
.
. ,

but o ften used es pecia the S

fi fi
'

mi n ni n
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m
.
,
c
educated ); fi fi » k 10 8 1 5
annual t) fi g
plan
(
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2 ( with numera s l ) 2 leug f ; ‘

ffi E z T fi
’
. ,
i , mil l ni n Ba
i to
(
chi ( Bk)
‘
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l fif
i
2 , (
lengt is used wi th numerals, C ass .
to .

but is often left out . A nnually, adv.

g
I t takes the p ace of a l nought wi th
g ni p
c
ui u .

Anoint, fi ch a
‘
us and is t wice re eated if two a
p .
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No t
fi a mat) expressed 111
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Anot her, M yl ta i Any ru b
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.
, .
,

o ften by t he a pprOpi iate C lass .

) a C hinese sentence where i t wo a ld

a lways Englis h, and is

fl u figA t a yan ( Very appear in
‘
t a;
‘
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c ( S
seld o m used , being Mandar in) ; very o fte n le ft o ut, as - l s there

“1 fi mfi S
Yal i fa ng
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wind ?
pi t 5 pi t yi any
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or , , ,
)
a
5
fo llo wed by proper class .
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5 fl
A no t her man,
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51 111
5
111 8? So me times ,
m , 0

fill 15
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, .

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um 0 1
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né i li o n] , ,
ago 01 . ) z

Answer, 11 . 1 .
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n ’ tape
E= .
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{1 A (of fi
g m t i p ymg fi g
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ma t r an
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ym g
o
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he gT l
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fi g
.

T o n we b c k fl
a s
yi g tsni r a , , n .

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11
. .
ye
we
g fi
, .

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fi g
ans r or o ?
, 2
g
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5
mo .
C lass .

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c

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fi Ml i é
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,
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fifi
jg fifl pel
w
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’

an n yam kwo S E 5
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,
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k ai mo ai1
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n o .
p. A nyth i n o will dn , «
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s

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3
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tapo n a
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A ntecedents, n .

as fl l0 1 li k
gfi fi fi fl w
s sh i
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sln
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to li o
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g} t i u
g fi figfl
g
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h1
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to ho
'
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. .

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A n tithetical sentences, tui .

«
R p y bl
e a a e at anytime,
( payable
To co nstruct anti thetical sentences , 0 11
I
demand),
fiI flffimfi] - ts‘ni

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) a (
1 tui t ui . sh i ts
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fi
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2 .
(a separate thing),
M] {4 2
(poli tely used to i nvite),

km“
c C e
E5 gl m an
‘
ts engT;
‘
ts ''

,
en .

C l ass .

fl fi
,
ki n
2
Ask him to come i n,
fi lfi fl fi .

( S
3 .
( a section o f a document or an
‘
ts eng f h‘ui yap) <
lai .

flifi
l 53
‘ "

i tem i n a paper), tu n .
(for a service or favour),
’
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'

etc. y n. z ti
.
, < p .

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As if (he had), fl ifl 116 ts‘z .

As man,
Q A w i yan
'

a , a .
c
‘
mm
4

soon as, yat) . sho

<
ls zm
‘
.

As l o ng as 30 years, (after the we fare, l flfl i ,

Hm
“ 2 2 g
, i m shap
sa
, S
ni n kd rn man on
flfl fi , man h an .

(If said in surprise ) or doubt, or

when no t wishi ng i t to be so, e g , Assemb e, l £2 ,

:928 511
. .

As l ong as 30 years, E +5¥ F H Assist, v 1

fl m oms
Im I
.
1
.
,

m ,
(
sa shap
>
ni n
c ‘
ho rn
v
! 3
no 1
1
2,
‘pong cho
'

As soon as he arr ived,

{E —
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0
2
£
g 57
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e !

S ’
k ui yat) to
‘
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, 71 .

) (
As to , 011i
J “ 1? be tufts
;
’
As to sayi ng 1
Class .

fl , ko .

Assistant teacher, n .
fifi ,
( pong

As well, gig to x ,
l
C ass .
fl , wai
s'
; Wai
"
, or sometimes

a m o ne
as {its . o
to bait m , ko
’
.

Ascend; v .
g ,
(
tang ;
fl ,
c
shiug .
Associate ( in friendship),
' '
v.
jg 52 7 ,

sang kz ul
To ascend to H eaven ,
i ff ,
c
.

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g
shing t in‘
.
At, prep .
”fi ’ hai
IE , tsoi .

< t

As hamed, To fee l ,
i m ,
At first,
i EH ,
(
si n t au
(“
‘
.

s
k Wai
‘
; E m , ki n
3 (
ch au
‘
.
At present, E] g , t yi ka

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:
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l
, .

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(
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Ashore, To go , (generally) J lg
,
v. 1 .
, , ’ )

s z
ko Sh h .

shong ngi i n
‘
.
.

S
2 .
(Always used Where there are
At ti mes, 7
(
§ fi , yau -cshi .

‘
Attack,
fl y”
‘

a té itstri g 151 ;
ll
d we ings), l 15
S
s ho ng 0 1111"
, ,
c

K h ung
,
_
, .
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(or kai so metimes ) ’
Attempt,
fl
.

chai
(
, .

2
3 (c ant ) 1g 11 char
1115
Attend, (to anything), UDQ
,
1
.

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F5 , man .
( as)
S
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c
Attentio n, T o pay flg nflé Awakened, dj fig l
’

no , a .
, seng .
,

Awake, v . 1 . to ca ll o ne

i aid
)
attentio n to me all, a wake
) ni l ki ll
’
no at ,
song .

fi fi
c

fig 5 13 [E R( or
54)$
2 2
, tsung cm 2 .
( to cause o ne
C
to awake ) , .

( < S c lu ng
’
ts
‘
oi ( or hui ) ngo .
sengr .

’
3 To a wake to the o f o ne s
To pay no attentio n to , ( in the way error

’
o f looki ng after ) FEE
, ,
(
-
m kwi i .

ld fl fl z S

h
2
‘
.
(as to ch i ren ) , , lill lei .

Attract, an
El ,
“

m
ya .
Away, 1 .
(to go), ui .

Auctio n , at P fifi fi l n hem ye
) 2 T ake away, uing
c
h ui
’
.

Aunt, n .
-
fl c
k wu mo
S
.
To m ove away, Mi , ( pun hui .

l) iii fl BE
S lei
2 , (materna , , cyi mo 2 (separate) , ,
c

Away fro m us , his face turned away

No tice that sister i n law is , gfifi from his ho use, 15 fi fi fig

‘

a a QE
5 2 ’

a
’
yi
" ” , k ui ‘
mi n pui
E
2
’
chii tsz kei ke uk
C lass .

1a , ko
fl ,
wai .

E
’
Awry, adj me
Auth ori ty, 11 .
a vvai
c
sh ai ;
.
, .

m
_
S
k‘
ii n pi ng
)
Awh ile, prep -
F yat) hat

“
.
.
.
,
,
c

Wait g
if au a while, If tang
‘
A utum n, n . ,
(
ts .
,

S < S
é ”;
”
ch an
’
yet) ha, or tang ha,
Ava1l, T o ,
‘
v .
.

(
Availi ng o nese f of th is o pportunity, l or tang o ha’ .

it?) W
EQ g
’
ch an ui
‘

1m
c
’

{ 2 [E M
( )
ko
7
shai
)
tsz , ch an
‘
Class . ko .

ni ko
’

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z
.
Axle, n .
E i ll] , ch e
‘
chil s l )
;ls
or
(

i i at 5 gener ally ch1i h

;
”
‘
Average , 0 11 the, <
t nng
‘
ch e
‘
kai
’
; fi ght li u
'

C l ass .
V (
t m,‘
s I

(
ch e
‘
l iai) .

Avo id, r .

g , pel ; z fl ,
S
mi n

Ab l e to avo id , Er
t
ho
S
mi n
B )
,

(Chinese), 2? sail ts oi ‘
A n _

gg
. . .

How able to avo id i t ? )

C lass (32 fl ko
m”E 2
c

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.
, ,
talc lat) ?
.

Ti m péi 111
<
B s" (
, )
f ’ aby (I nfant) n ?G
A , ca
b tsai
i chi
.
,
mi n
.

So as to avo id , i ,
.

B aby ( appellative ) BE fi t
( fi ll fii
,
Awake, v . 1 .
( naturally ) ,

’ c ’
s mg
A o
0 tsai
(fan )
.
0
sengr, or

m
.

Awaken . To , any o ne,

g ,
B ack, n . 1 .
( back o f an anima l) fi fl ,

c ’
pni ;
<
chi ng r
'
seng .
12 THE CAN ONESE M ADE EAS T Y VOCABULARY .

fi lm l
g
f 4
l 5,
2 .
(
at the back), , hau pl u ; Ba ance, n . 1 .
(for money),
“
Pfii Pm
’ a ”
3 5 IE t ‘in i ‘
”
p ng
1
.
, C (
q

hau pui
f

tar
‘

3 . back ( to turn), mg E ,
(
fan

m
<
c hii n
t
t afi‘
.

Run ba
ck,
i n 35 E
“
. ,
3 .
(s l a l for
, si ver l ), E
’
fan chun t ‘
au.
tang
( (

B ack ! if . 1 .
fi fi ’ t ni‘
’

’
z
(of account) fi g sho mei
“
g 4
a] a fi%
’
au to han ;
.
, ,
;
.

, ,

t an han
‘
) g
.
C l ass .

fl t ili ‘
.

mg Bl fl s
'

a e, 11. i ll
2 (to come back), fan J ar
, .

.
,
.

B ll
(
s'
fifi
-
iko
ch a tsoi
I ll do i t when I fi
a ast, n .
’

come back, , .

S St b ll t f a E c hak0
i ai as}
one
fi g fie
a as ,
ngo fai n ,

hal
, .
( S s a
t i
Wlfi fl
so s t
Come back
.
and do i t, )

B mboo fl bhuky
,

fi a , 11
fan lei tsi ,
.

Cl s
.
( (

mg fi
-

B ackbone, n. , yi n k wat)
as .
,

A bambod p l
. .
<

B ad, my 1 . .
(used generally as the fi fi o e,

yat3 st i ii chuk li d
’
‘
(
negative o f good ), g if}
.

, m ho
l
.
S
2 (the p ant), chnk ; f
fj $1
‘

(wicked), oko
.
.
)
i
.

k, shii
'

(inferior, stinking, vile i

cb au .
‘
’
, ,
C las s.
3 »
< p o
‘
.

B ang, n lg g pang shengr

’

(inferior in qua i ty), l 3

H , ( yai
.
,
S <
.

B
.

angle,
No t to know good from ba
n . 1 .
(for wrists or feet),
d, lg
a ii} a
‘ f
, (
m shik, na cha f .
(

B ad for yo u(or me [lg

2 .
(for hand),
5 fi ‘
, shad zi k
o

{5 3
13 in tak> ti m
e
3 .
(for feet), m5g
y kok , o
sky
l
.

s
5
m
C ass . cheko .
(worth ess, l mora y ll ,
,

ch au .
‘
’ Bank, n. 1 .
(of ri ver ,
) fl fi l1o

pin
mfi
c,
B ad in the extreme,
Qfi
,
2 .
(for money), a. (native) , ,
"
ngan pa , b fi , (foreign)
B il
5 .
( ,
"
fi fi pd o kta
’
’
a 71.
, ’ .
ngan bong' (or sometimes ( bo ng)

“
fl E
.

l
'

{ft
i

C ass wai <

hi
. .
B ank notes, 71.
a ,
s
ngan c .

Bail, c
tam po g
fi fi ,
C assl .
(
chong .

po ing
"

l .

Bai ed out,
‘
l tgfi H
i@ , ta Banner, n.

g ,
( pi n .

po ch nt M
i
‘
5 Class , , chi .
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 THE CAN ONESE MADE EAS T Y VO CAB ULARY . 13

:
g
Banyan, 71 .
( yung ; 5
15 ym s
g Battle, 11 .
fig , Chan .

(
shu . Go to batt e, l J lg ,

B ar, 1 . n .
( a do or),
WEE , (
mun (
shi m . To set i n, or be i n batt e l ar ray,

‘
2 .
(of a hote l) “B
, ,

Bar, 1 .
( of a door), s iu To attack an army in battle
c )
te chan
Fl a ( shi n , .
array,
17 . .

E fig
g 1
fl hai z [ li t have]
2
IK
( the way), cho ch u
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;
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,

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z ( c

l fifi
i
fl h
lfl flfi
o lo ; 3 , c , chi)
S
lai n .
,
5

B I t is no t, [l gfl m hai z
fi g
-
argain, the price),
(over
.

r .
,

T here is o there
”

S
fi
'

”
r are, , yai i .

To pay bargai n mo ne v
fl ,
T here is no t or ,
there are no t,

a
10 k) teng t . mo .

B ar ai n
g money, teng
z
l
'
I s there (any)Por are th ere any

" S S
fi fi
'
mi)
’

ngan or n gan.
yail

:
,
E S ,

B l ar ey, n
jg g . 1 .
, taa mak
2
’

T he e is (or are) so me (is?) 3g

r ,

( Pearl) 13 5k lly
S l S
a a
2 k
yi ( )(lg (
"
or genera (B hai ) yaii t i lo
'
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, o
, , n

There is none,
fi flfi l o
k
,
S
mo a
'

B arrier, n. chap
)
.
Is i t so or no t? ( nfl ) [Ig fi
'
,

B j ( flit gm
)“ 2
Haiz (
c 2
arrister, tar chong
n ~ hom) ( m hai

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2
9 ‘

m hai
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B asin, 71 .
fl p un,
(
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B asket, 71 . 1 3 2
m , J
. am "
.
I s it ?
fi fi , Hai 2
(
me ?

2 .

5 , lap) . To be i n co urt, (as

S
a. judge or

offi c ial), gig i

‘ ‘
, t so
(
t o ng .

4 . L arge carrym g,
Q
A“

1 “ , (
10, or a To be in gao l, gfi ,
5
m) ”
ram

smal er siz e, l Are

)
here
t
not ? [l
gQ 5 7
<
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hai
“

baskets,
’

A pair of large carrying yall

When
’
wi ll he be
fi , yat, tam (
lo .

B athe, r .
al} g
l ,
c
eai
(
shan .
as; m“wW ( K ,
S ‘
ui )
‘
kéi <
shi

Bath-room, 91 .
BE 5 , (a s ti r ) ( fan clai ( ui ?
,

Ho w many C hinese are there ?

Class .
Ffi i , (
kan .

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month will be cold,
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2 .
(to defeat), if 5 ’
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Begin . 1 .
(generally ) ,
fig ,
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Black dj ,
a . ba k e
.
Gi ve him ten bl ows wi t h a rattan,

S
B l k m il k p
(

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11 .
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 THE C ANT ONESE MADE E ASY VOCABULARY . 19

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o
mfg yim m‘u Oh hi h t
er, n .
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n v a
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Cl ass .

g h k , c e

lz wa ‘
o
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u
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a o er ou are,
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fl l1oi
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fifi
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.
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11.
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) g}5 2 , ,
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af t
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fi a
c
110 110 11
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)
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fifi ,

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’ chi ng tau héi lai

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11 11111
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(ceremoniously )
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yap , .
h c i ng Ian
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(
fi a x 2 .
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11 . c .

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 T HE C ANTONESE MADE EASY VOCA BULA RY .

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c san lE ong
Q

t mit
o
11111
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mk
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2
in all the a o ve b Bridesmaid or rat er h ( matro n) , 11 .
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ta k es the v . tone i f p t . .
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‘

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ass .

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fl
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c hi ng Cl ass.
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3
.

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t li n 1331 , if p t u
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mlfi i , tifi
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it , (
kw o ng ;
fit m ,

B rea k o enp a door,

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k w ng mi g o
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h
c o ng
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p o

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k ho t sz yi t t alf
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k w ng
m
J
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fi l
.

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l ina cho
B rine. n .
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1 (generally )
.

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fl , 10 .

a s,
anif fai n fatto
h fl
.
,

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, , D ing.

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, p o 11111
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1111
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.

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( ) <nab ,

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( Qu
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S
ma1 tsu k ,
tai .

h k
ii i s u
)
.
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fi 95 fig ,
lot) pi of
d i tm nts s ces, an o n e ,

es s a s a m m a

hij g k n bo g “ s
o
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11 .
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fl
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fan lai .

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fififi S n i
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2
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back h
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fii fl fi
,
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a
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.
,
Q
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22 THE CANTO NESE MADE E ASY VOCAB ULARY .

(Mand ) g} k
' '
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, o
ko o
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(yo unger) m
) C
h
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fi , 10 4 .
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)

32 g
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, t
a
(
ko .

B ring t h em for me to see,

3 Class 1 (o ne s . .
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o wn ) , fl , ko
’
.

(another s lk)
’
in co mmon ta
( or any of the o t er h words), , ,

(pol itely)
s"
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, ko ; ,
fl , wai .

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h h S
( (
the o t er words)( lai t‘ai
mfl
er ugo
y ld
.

d )fi
w
o unger an one o er
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l gt h g
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words)
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ni ng (o r any o f
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cc u e os on o a o un er
the o t er h words) yap) (
lai .

b th rob i g y u g b th
er o r e n a o n er ro er,

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as a. li ve anima l ,
i . e .
, to
“
fi 5 it t “fli t b
2
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sa
(
e
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cc u ld e os on o an e er

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S
yo ng . or big l d b th fi t
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fi , teh
2
tai
2
c
lro (or
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a c ai r
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c
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lai .
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s e er ro ers
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fi 11 .
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a ,

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pa .
tr ace .

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5 (to fl ick quit m
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m
l
c
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(water), , t‘ ung
d l h
(

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c
cousins an c ansmen s ui fl ung
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2 .
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k fi , taia
'
2 (
16 ;
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fig F at ,
)
.

Cl ass.
fi ,
c
tsii n .
 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BULARY .

B udd ist, h ad j .

a a (1g ) , F at)
’
kaa

T he Th ree P recio us B udd h as, B usi nes s, 11 . 1 .

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g fig ,
c
Sam Pb F at
g3g h a g yi ; é
figfi ,
(
s n
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,

B ufi a o l S W ee ater- uffa b lo ,
c
shang
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yi
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sz mo .

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B ui d, a .

g a ,
c
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fl ,
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um
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To b il d hu
fi g o uses, ,
(
her uh To be in b usi ness,
fa gs ?
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u s o s, ,
(
her p b ‘
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.

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B ui der, n .

g Qa 1l
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hé i tso ke
2 ’
.

Wh at b usi ness are you engaged

il d C
Bu er and o n tractor, n .

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g)E fl a F , tsipo
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.

tso m ato ye yr
( h i g t i p ) hei t o k
or
2
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I h ave b een in t htb a usi ness,
Q
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kwo ko ti shang yi
2 ( b dl ) 5
.

38
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of k y ) M
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1

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A b ndl e f p per i
nmu o a , , “
mb mat s h a g yin
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h at hi ( .

yet )
c c .

d ll ét
Th t b ndl e of things a u ,
B usiness is u
fi ifi fi )
, ’

’ 2
shang yi tam (po k),
ch at
S >
k oy o
e .

Bu d l es o f rn
fi jfi ( m)
n co ,
or ,
Bus iness does no t succeed ,
i E
S
wo
C
k wan
‘
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s h a g yi
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ts in
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a m (afl air
’
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2
mo
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sr. 82
(
B urglar, 11
if a k fi ta. ( mi ng
Cl a ki n
g
fl
. ,
ass .
;

k To h ave so m e b usiness on hand

Cl ass .

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n .

h flak
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‘
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fo .

agfi ’
S
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2
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To co mmi t b urg ar l y fl ,
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B ,
3 ( em pl o y ment, occu ation p ) E gg,
C C .
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ta nu ng fo .

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B urn, shin .

Burning heart, yi t 2 Csam . 4 .

(concern), E
a k wan .
24 THE C ANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA BUL ARY .

:h
Wh t bu i a s ness is t h at o f y ours ?
S
55 if] “
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ma to sZ
3
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1 0 0 muc
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h y sz
2
c
to .
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C
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kwo Slll k

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),
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néi c o .

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y
, 1
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'

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,
rmli
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s au .

(h ai ) ( al o ng h h ) 1T
2 z
fl g)
(
B ut, can] . 1 .
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tan . B y, prep . 1 .
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.

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i
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.

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e ui va ent l of B ut ( c
By water, 47 7k% * ta shui
l h) fig (X m
1
i n Eng is , ) h
s ui a
lb hni
’
.

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w
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To go by h ip 41 ( ) g s ,
“
or

for
* ta ( tap ) h h i
my starting i n the matter, ( ’
1 . or
e
s un u .
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or the t ing ta ing i ts h k rise from T g by th t w y

o o pl a a , or ace,

“ B g fi mfi mk m 1m Eg g ta k h kw ,
(
o
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s u
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o
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bar
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c
ya n go ( Bk )
mS-
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fi
g
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y u h , t k th pl
a , a ve a es e ace o f

by i n m y Ch i n
4 im ng
t
Butter, n .
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, ai l
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an ese sen ences.

5 ft by 3
.
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.

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B utto n . 11 . 1 .
fl , nan .
C
‘

g l k
n
C
t t Sam h k
c ic 0
a c e
c
.

(
)
2 .
( time or m eas ui e),
a} t , un .

R ented by the mont h g?E

m
,

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(native) fi g
ti i n yi lt tso .

,
S ll i
.

nau
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g]?E fl , tun

o
kn a
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m ai .

fi fi S inai
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, ye .

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(pro visions) 11 {k a
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3 .
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26 T HE CA NTO NESE M AD E EASY VOCAB ULARY .

Candari n, n .

5} fan . 2 (more genera l i n i ts meaning, a

C l H
Qlfi h k A p11n tei Sy an m g
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.

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Th i s is a C antonese,
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)
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ng Sh eng ke
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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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th ese sentences,
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ki
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3? Z 5b ta pun li e .

d o mi noes . See D o m i noes .

fifififi fp S i n chung cll a

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ass .
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apon, n . si n o
ai .

1m
wgfipfl fifi
”

As fi ne as a ca o n, p '
, >

si n
3
lrai
‘t
kom leng f
’ ’
( Spo k en of
2 .
(so rro w) ,
fi fi , pai a

k
.
o t
To t a e c are o f,
fl it} pi) yau
'

men es ec ia p lly and women a sol ,

.

fi ne ly d d) resse
C flare u , or C arefu lly g it Sl ,
)
, air

m ¥ fim
.

Cl ass .

5 h k ,
c e
o . c
sam ; f sai g
, <
saln ;

c ’ (

C pt i
a a n, 11 . 1 .
( naut .
fig i ,
t sz sa i ; Afi
w ‘
, si n sam
c
.

(
sll ii n
(
c h ii Th i. s real ly m eans the Tk a e care,
fifi r
c
ho

o wner o f the v esse l . In s eap ki ng

C l are ess of ,
v .

2 ;
pat) kwn ;
’

of foreign ca pt i a ns, it is used

i nvaria bly I t i ft ppl i bl s o en a ca e

{a g fat
)
lok) .

p t i :f ti C fit
.
’
argo , n fo
ft ;
.
.
,
to th e ca a n o na ve cra

for i m y i t
n th w ian ns ances e o ner s Gen era l cargo ,
Q
fifi
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,
tsa p )
fo
’
.

on b d ; b t i l g mb
o ar u n a ar e nu er One lo t o f cargo , yat
of cases the s teersm an ,
faA ,
(
tan

<
s h al l (or c
ch
‘
all
'

) c
k ung, is the
To l oad cargo , g , lok) fo
’
.

q l pt ai n in
£ 35 }t
of
neares t e uiva en t ca
To disc h arge cargo , fo
’
.

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li wim
'

lul
’
is
S
C p
. ,

a sol used,
ar , 92 .
fig I ,
G I,

"

y) i ll
( mi itar l , o
n)
"
o
sz
'
.
The word, fl ,
Eyu ,
fi sh , is

l p p lly used wi t h the names

( )
nava t t i n ( os ca a seni or ) , {35 genera
of fish
k t g p i g
,
c
s un
‘
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n .
.

l) po t p t i (j unior ) fill
Cl ass
Q h k c e
(
.
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4 a n
.

. nava s ca
> (
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fi j i ffi .
’
. tail muk ,
lo .

Cl e
Cl
.

fl
)
ko
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
e ong .

Cl s fl kc as .
,
)
. 10 .
(to carr y out an acco unt from o ne

C p t n wa t
ar e ,
2
h .
, er 0
c in denomi nation to another), fi ( {fl l

Cl s ho g as .
<
c n .

<
s all h
C i g n ( C t)
arr a e, h . or ar , c
c
‘
e 11 .
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E
mi t (
ch e
‘
. acco unts fro m o ne p age to ano t er h ) ,

Cl ass.
fl j g shing . hé ;
’
,
z
.

fi ifi fig ’
c
lai i kwo
’ ’
ls ai ;
fi ifl
To go by carriage Jfl E
f
‘ ’ ’

’
, . ,
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lai kwo h ui .

(
ch e
‘
hui .
C arve, v . 1 .
BE ,
(
t i li‘
’

( in Hz .
(
ti n );
C arriag e- way, 72 .
S
ma. <
ch e
‘
hl ( at
,
or the t wo words toge t h er
) .

2 3
10 tai mat 16
' "

or
, .
2 .
(as meat), ts‘ i to .

C ass l (fl t ili
‘
C ase, 71 1 matter, event
)5
.
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C arr iages,

N )
n. (to stai rs ) ,
Wa Cl ass .

ff k i , n ;
g
t
ts un
'

g; }
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2
per tli n
’

C arriers, n ( to stairs)same as carriages ht h

“
. .
In t a case u se t em ( or i t)
C
arro t, n
E 5 h 7
lo pak ,
mm
‘

t ifi
u ng
[a kbm ts au
. ‘ ‘
f
'

( ( ) ,

(or v un
g
2
la .

(
Cl M ko
’

fl
ass.
2 (box)
. .
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, , so ng .
o

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yl so ng
Cl
.
c
z
fi
’
ka sh ing
ass .
, ; .

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fifi f0 s o ng
C y (suspended from the t wo
, .

(
arr v 1
,
.

e nds of a p o l e
.

A box for b k fa oo s, sh u
) p ctam
c
, , .
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so ng
To carry a burden (or th ings)
o

c E
,
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o r e e s,
/ ‘
sli aii
fig
.
tam ye
hik o g
, .

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2 (o n the h ead) IE ting ( s

) o
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.
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3 ( on the h d h ld
ea or s ou ers )
ass.
fig , ko

KW
.
,

to ‘
k o
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3.
(at F) law), ,

(b twe e en more t h an one p erson,

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.
d (
sun .
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an

t k i ng i th e wh en
h fi
3
as a sedan c ai r,
E" oi i
‘ e r
t , . , , ou s
c

5 .
( b ut th p
a o e erson ), an us d l on o n t e a e r o .

The ubj t m tt
6 .
( pi k b k c -a- ac or o n the b k) fi
ac , ’
of cas s ec a er a e,

fl lfi
’
m s i g
‘
e . on t ,
‘
n .
( (

7 .
(in the arms, h ild) FE
’
J
as a c , ‘
To fi gh t cs in Cou t a a e r ,

8 .
(in the p ck t) (fi fi fl fi fi
o e , , We (
ch
‘
fins
“
(
‘
l aii tor
2 g
) coi chu .
(
kwfiu fll
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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
" ‘
Cl s g as . , c li t k

(sil ver) C y h (
2 .
,
2
n an
g E 7k
atamen ia, 71 . ut ui ,
o
s .

3 .
(the sma ll coi n in use in Ch in ) a , C omm n t m 7q h i tai o er , ,
(
s u
‘

(B k) mg yin2 k i g
‘
’
,
n .
o

m
4 .
(the ca pp er co in ) ,
fi .
c
C t h E h k ; fl ff h l
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
<

No c ash to t urn o ver, or no C gh t fi fi ] h k to au , , c u o

(
.

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‘
s
<
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.

Cl s a fi n as .

-
.

C th l ic dj 76i fi T i hu rat
a o , a . .
c
‘
u c
c ’
.

h
T is may mean 89 . C ttl n
a e, h k ba g . c
‘
u
>
a
c
n .

R dyea cas h i gfl , yi n
Z
Cl g h
ass. ek , c o.

R dyea cas h purch s Qa E a e, , Cathy, n .

E , <
kan .

yi n
2
z
ngan S mei . A catt y and a hl a f,
fi fig
‘

No t to h ave a c sh
fi fi
a fi m . o
c
kan pun

man

C ause, v . li ng
2

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,
s
wui ing l 2

2 .
(Bu g
i
3 .
fig ,
tso .

m ho
)
l" ‘
mi pAn 1 , .

C ast, r . l .
( to t h ro w ), St i n, C ease, v. St i g ( l i); fi 1 .
‘
n
c
o l

“
pf O rin ( lm i
’
) ޤ ftam
E h i g il lt f h
at
, h i t ‘
ll s r z c
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l , .

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.
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mfig p ali ,
c
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(
nan . . i d o
a ik n , , s
o
.

C ast do wn i nto, lk o
)
. C i g W i th t X
eas n , p t h it ou ,
a
) o
.

C ast in to, fiz fl ,
(
wi ng yap
)
. C il i g n f ifz m t i fa p an
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(to fo und )fi , , c hii ’

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c
shang t i to
‘
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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 ,
i M ‘

g m
( 2 2 ‘
z
luk) hi) lulc
2
tsz . , shi pi t) hai kom .

A pil e (h p ea or lot) of cas h ,

C anno t say certain ly [lg ,
15:
’ 2
yat) chu .
E .
S
m wa tak) ti ng

h j i mg

:
C en tering for arc h es, ( arc ) l
‘g ,
I m ust certai nly h ave told yo u fi rs t ,

c ’
m uk, kung hé

C p
enti ede 71 .
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o
s
)
.
pi t> c
si n we kwo
2
.
> s
uei
<
c hi .

Cl a ss . St i ‘
’

li . C t i ty
er a n ,
To a,
E - , yat) ( ti ng .

C e t i ly r an ill,
fi g m p nn , e

The ver y centre, [ 1 1 t"

i s o
chunfr
E
o

ti ng
1?

(
la .

c(
sam
t
a

M ost certa in ly Mg pit ti g , t ,

J
n
‘

The centre of the sea,

m? Rfi l a ,
C ertai n ly m t E M Sti g pi t ;
us » , n
)
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ho r t,
c ungh r,
kan fé fl , pi t) s
ting
{i i (E ,

C entre -
fl o wer, n .
( arc h) ,
IE o
pi ‘
n
'
o pi
‘

o
tang
'

Jr? i
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
’
.

C eremo n a s, i l P erformi ng,

fi ffg S hang ,
t am
‘
.

Sl ai . Cl s 1a k
a s .
, o

C l m Ch in n a 1m g fi o

:
g 5 S l i yi
”
eremonia , , a . a , .
, , s
( (

O utward cere m i l
fi i f on a ,
Cl n (Q t ifi
a s .
,
(
‘
.

c
man . Ch i fi y
a r, ,
c
l
'

C ertai n, ad j .
E , ting ;
e
g h , s at
)
-
. Cl ass 55 bo g
. ,
c
e n .

I t is a certain h
t i ng,
( fi )E$
s

, A rm h i a c
fi h an yi
a r, n. ,
t
c
.

( ha?) s ath ,
sz
z
.

S S d ee Ch i e an a r .

I t is f no t cer tain ,
(a gilgi
Ch i b ar r C ool i C liearer, o e see oo e .

i
’
uncertain,
*
Ch i u h i
a r c s
fiffi y t
o n,i n
” n. ,
c ’

l s
‘

(o to ) Sm ting
( l g ly )
vu ti ”
( ar tly ) , or n correc ,

C ertain ly adv.
MJ l s, a li
2
pi t) ; i Cl ’
, ass
15. k , o .

(e m )g , ang
“
k i e
wq s
a
z) , Ch i m
a r
i fi
an, 71 lm t i k .
,
<
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)
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shat
Z (tsoi ); M i f pi t Eti g \ ,
>
n .
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ar an o rec rs,

t i ly i
It
fi g H ! (
" j {E Q tai
cer a n s so,
, an lm 5 k ; e 31 ,
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s at
>
hai
2 (
hi m .
chik
S
lé i ; j ; {g m 2
z
I t is certai n t at or h most cértainl
‘

y , tsung 5 2
“

M ‘
pi t > (y
in .
( BIL ) Cl ass .

£2 , wai
2
fl , ko
’
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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 ,
S
Lai Pai
’

éT ong ;
‘

pui
’
kokO she k )
.
T5 9 5; 9
,
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t
‘
ong .

C hancrc, 71 .

ft Q , n .

(
shang n
k am
“. Cl ass.
Pa
e k ,
(
an

Ch ange, n l .
(to su b tit t
s u e o ne h
t i ng Ch pt
a er, 71 .
Six

a c h o ng .

for ano t er or h ch g an e over Charac ter, n 1 ( wri tten or pi r nted

J
. .

(fl ) wu n (kwo )
‘

, .

h y) Cl m
‘

( to c ange mo ne ass .

1 , ko .

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
.

‘
yat) <
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 ,

e xis tence i nto a new fo rm , se

( yat
(
koi pin
)
.

c
e b o ng tsz a
“ ‘

k ‘
ui chi .

C a nn o t c h ange, pg S
m .
2 .
(of a m an , fi fi - h ang 1
'

‘
ko i t ak

:V
( to h
c ange
“

co o ur l ) ,
g a , pi n
)
B ad c h fl ffifl
arac ters, ,
(
b in sai
)
.

s h ik Ch arge,
(accounts) 1 fl , ,
S
s ho ng
=
(to
‘

c h ange h ands ) g (55 )$3 sh e

)
. i n pi .

L ,
Z
ah ii ng
"
is .

C
c hnn (kwo ) s h au .
To c h arge (transfer) to som e o ne s
’

( to carr y o ut accounts i nto anot er h acc ount no t b ei n

g the origni al o r

deno mina ti on ),
f? h fl
y aii i s an ’
rea l de t b o fE jg {E "gt a
r, ,

)
2 S
h ’
)
h h
‘

wni k ni ke sh ci
{43A k wo ‘

y pa
‘
s an c ut s an a .
.

( to c ange h m y) o ne han; ,
(
c Ch i t i
ar o h , n .
, c
c
‘
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fi fi ,
c
chair wu n
g
.
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hi g
z )
s n .

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ar ,
n . ,
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h c un mi n
3
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ar n
z
,
a .
, en a .

Ch ange o f h eart,
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 .
g ,
s u Ch t fi fl g gf E
ar erer, n fl h ii k .
,
<
se s n
t
a

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’
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fi .
,
Cl 152
ass w i
2
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)
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u , ko .

ha Ch p y fs e sh un
d i g) BEfl , fi
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n
g ,
)
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c
a ar ter- art ,
n .

fi figé fi (

ngo ng h ‘
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‘
.

C ha nt, v .
(to si ng), Q
I ” ( yam .
Cl ass .
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32 T HE CANTO NESE MAD E EA SY VOCA BULARY .

Ch p dj F p gr
ea ,
a .
Z ‘
en
’
. 2 .
(B IL ) ,
Q ,
Syi .

Ch p dj 2PM? p gt
ea er, a . en
o
ti
”
. Ch im y ne ,
n .

m3a ,
( yin (
‘
t ung .

[m C hi m Ch i
h

Ch p ar i fi
] g ea er o ne, e
, (p
engt
‘
na an or nese, 71 . 1 .
(man) ,

“
A
’
n ke . , T‘ong < yan .
o
S
Ch k ec t
fl fi
acco un s,t i he , u
)
s
)
. Cl ass .
M , ko
’
.

4 mfi“fi S
,

Cheese, n 1
g n
. S i p gl ; , n a na
(
en 2 .
( the l angua e
g ) , Efi T ‘
o ng

fii h i
s
, o
c az wa
s

Ch fl
ess, 71 k éi .
,
7
‘ x
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.
Ch i nese, ad j .

E St ,
‘
o ng .

Ch m m;
(
ess- i k
an, 71 t .
‘
ei sz .
To wear Ch i nese c ot es, l h g} E
Cl gass . h k , c e o
.
pan
2
(
‘
t ong o
c h g on
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O h m ne c ess
fi fi f l an, ‘
, Chit , n .

FE"
? suh
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.

y t hek Sk é t
a
)
c o
‘
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C
sz .

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es o
i fi fi
S
ra g ers, n. , u

g kw i
c
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<
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Cl gs ka ; g t i
ass ,
’
, so .

C hi kc en, ( hi k) f} 11 k i. c c , , o
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(some .

(
kai
) tsai .

(fo wl ) fig kai
,

(
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Cl ass
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, chekc .
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Chi k n c e kai
”

t
‘
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Ch
p pl % E
.

mosen s un an
Ch i e f, ad j jg tai ;
z
IE c hi ng
’ eo e, .

2 (t l i k
) Chg h g yi
, , .

o un
C hi ef do or, IE Fa h i c ng
)
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t wi th bl w)
,
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Ch p
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an ; ing c
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$ 5 E ha ese oa , ,
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c in

kai ( t ‘afi
Ch ief Mate , n . m 2 c
fo
.

Cl ass .

(E , ko ;
’

fl , wai ,
ar wai
z
.
(to cu
t i nto s mall p ieces
)fl , , to ko .

C hicfl y, adv
g .
,
to .
To c hp o sma ll , tolco yafi
)
.

Ch il d m
c

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( firewood
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72 sai man tsai po
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To c o hp fi rewoo d, In
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7
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c h ‘
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c
tsai ;
fi fi ,
i
tsai S u ni is o ften Ch p
o , n . 1 .
( Ch i a l) fi g n ese sea
, ,
(
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used w h ere we wo u d l say c h il d ren o

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c
3 .
(pl ai n to t he se nses ) , E] , Cl o se, 1 .
( to s h t) ffi 1g rim
u , .

(
m i ng a pk y (
mai .
Ei
l ,
(
s h a t i tly p ak i g
n, s r c s e n

4 .
( as gl ass
fl
), E fi , <
m ing Io ng
z
. s ou h ld b e use d wh th i b en ere s a ar

Cl lyear , adv ,
fi (
ts il l g
‘
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ch o ; [y] ,
to the doo r, suc h th C hi as e nese

h h
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e o r s oc ,

fig h ,
(
so , s ou l d b d d wh e use an en

it h k d Q] g n
is oo e , ,
(
n a .

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to
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7
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< c S
g
g moi
‘
ts on
pa C mp h g}
.
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Com re, or o ared wit , r .
,

C Efi k wan hi p
m ( Th is l ast
o ncern, s
'
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pei
' .

tui ; o

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a kwan sz
z
b k h)
.

is oo is .

C mp ( h k) u t gi o are or c ec acco n s,
No concern o f his , ggfl ffi $
u ,

k wan s g
i

) ’ m k ui ‘
sa
fi
.

t i ho ' u s .
(

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fig s
o es
;
‘
o d t
ass on, n an p . az
c
e1 .

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.

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fluff ,
S
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k ing t an .
C oncrete, 11
fig
. h k hi s e
(
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mfi z fi
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C mp l
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fi g} v C o ncre e t with pl m u

k i l:hek h
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40 T HE CA NT ONESE MADE EASY VOCAB ULARY .

C t t oncre e s o ne re uired, q m/ EWJ ‘

C onnect, a. l .
( to fo ll ow
fig ,

R2 2 ? fui (
sha s efh l ! hi ‘
s tsfpo tsuk
z
.

hi h k <
c s e
)
.
2 .
( to be joined together )fi g, ,

C ncubi
o ne, n .
( R) ,
ta i‘
p
o (sh i )
a
.

All wives and concubi nes are styled The h ouses are c o nnected,
E ia
35 m g Sli
"

addressed as, ,
A )
°
s ai . ,
11k
) c
t‘ung n .

The concu ines are t b h erefore st yl ed C q on uer; if a ,

‘
4 yengt
1-
S (pi .

m
) ( ’

35 A zfl t a shi ng (p l
'

or addressed as, ,
.

The lawful wife w h th e er a regu ar, l

55 g ag) ,
ki t 1511; (kg) ,
0, C o nse uent q ly , 11. (naturally ) a fig , ,

2
figfi fl fi ) (ke )
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long tsz yi u,
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2 .
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(
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yf .

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2
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g g
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nsider, ,
sii n ; fi , to ng
q tly
co nse uen tyl d i n th are s e eir
C h ) 33 95
2 “
o nsiderate, a di .
(o f o t ers , ,

d 2 fl } yi O ai
or er, , n (
t
‘
ai t ‘i p .
o
i
sam nai f C c 2
nsideration, 11.
fi%E tai min
.
< o o
,

C o ndemn, a . l .

E 5a ti ng tsui
e- ?
‘

To s owh consideration to one,

C d m d m t i l $5 2
on e ne c ”
fifi
a er a
péi mi n
,
, .
,

M1 } 6 m
2
y g h i S t i 1111
3
,
‘

o un
2
c
c
s c
‘
.

No consideration for any but

C diti
on
fi fi S ts i g h i
on, 71 .
,
‘
n s a
’
.

h im l f 3 Egg 8 pg E A
se , .

C diti
on 1 (T h f
o ns, 11 . e, o a
tan kwi ts
2
kei l wn y n i
>
z
(
in a
)
e .
( ( (
ts i g y i g
‘
A
‘
n
<
n .

C ons ig nee,
fi fi ufi hn f
n .
,
(
s a o
’

2 ( p ifi ti ) E fi hii g
as s ec ca o ns , c n
h ; E
)
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a h i
c ’
e
[ D h k on
.
,
< g , c ar e .
c
ch mg
<
.

C o ns ig rno
fi g M , l k f71 k
.
, o
)
o
’ ’
e .

C o nduct, 71.
fi g Sh ang Swai (or C i t n y Mix t th i
{fi ffifi
,
o ns s e c , o a n,

fi N
” ‘ ”
11 t k hé i ha 1a ) a a
.

C ons a t bl n l
é
e,
( h ai ( yan ;
.

) . c
‘

C onfec tio ner, n (cake maker) fi g? -

( c

E 195 ch ai yik
, ‘
,

p ng kc ; é}?fl
.

2 ( z
I fi , tsb e ,
Add ressed or p l it ly po k
o e s en o f
p eng i
'

DO k >

EE w i h ai
‘ ‘ ‘
as, , a c .

Co nfecti oner s
’
sho p, n
g; fi , 2 .
(Th H gk ong P l i
e on
c

o ce are vul

(tsd
2
p en
g p ‘
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g ly c ll d) a
ar a e , luk> o yi
"

C onfused, adj
§L .
, lun (or p i .
(lit green . coats on account of

C ongee, 11 .

fi}
t h k ,
c u .
th ir ble ue serge uniform
)
m
) .

C ongee water, c u h k h ui ,
(
s . Class fl .
, ko
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.
42 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCAB ULARY .

C th l i A f i a
a o c, , ya p2 C l i h i t b p id by t t r
oo e- re o e a c on rac o ,

fitl fi ficfi / Ki fl wtfl )

‘ ’
T i n ohu 11a? ke
‘
,
(

k ng w i hi g tsi p Sy am
’

ti
k s
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11 u a s n
z“
1
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chi léi (or
2 z
4
(p o rters
) 45 fig 1m tam
15
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.

fl gfi
<
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.
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16 ;
ii i 55 n ; . , o o ,

onvic
E 15 5g e , ,

(
t il
‘
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i (
ku ng .

Cl ass . ko
i
.

C fig
o nv u sio ns, n l . 1 . kap) Cpl
o a , Eng is l h , n .
fi fi fl afi i ,

m o tly f m teeth i g wo m
s ro n or . r s.

Yi ng - kat - le1
’
a lé i
m
> (
p E
sz

C k 11 1 (g lly ppl i d t th
oo , . . enera a e o o se
Co pper 71
fi t‘ung

ign ) m
, . ' .
(

sed by f u
afi a) ore ers , COpper wi re 11 .
fifilfi ’
(
t‘
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m5
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ch u
C pi shekJ
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tsd <
z o ng, , k‘am .

lly ppl i d to th m
Cl
( 55 h
2 .
genera a e ose e
ass .
, c am
’
.

pl y d by Ch i n ) K E
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u o n co n , ,
t
ra
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fo ng .

hok ( ci ao ) .

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Cl F3 ka u
( wri ti ng) fig
5 ass .
1 .
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0 0 1 dj 1 fl %
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16mg
a . .
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C l g m dici laoo i n e ne, l on

g C py l ips
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> 2

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,

c c
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af )fi ifi ,
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.
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E fiéi , tai li d ;

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fim
. .
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l' C l
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.
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fig s g o r i
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fi 32 C k h
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or -
screw, n .
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fi
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fi E kk o
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ma . Cl ass .

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 THE CANTON ESE MADE EASY VO CABULAR Y . 43

C ornic n E
gfie,
yiu si n .
’
<
’
. A great corres ondence, p jg M ,

Cl s (Q t i u
a s .
, .

c
so ng St az
‘
.

C i f
fi fifi fi W Cr o sp nd nc hp i ij
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-

a ] <
noi tat si n
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I
, es n e , n . .
,

(
m un
(
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l
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{5 A ,
<
t‘ung sun Sy an .

C bik ll ; (newsp ap er)

C’ 2
orn ice on top of rc wa 2 .
,
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W J im;
c

I? 1? w 35
‘
1 ans tefl gi fong sz
e s -

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c hu n si n
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fic C ost, 72
E . kn
?

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fg fl {fie C t p i tfl fi )
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ts g si n or sin
pun
on , , os r ce,
S ,

S
ts‘o ng kk o o
si n
”
07 sin .
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$ 1

C orpse, n .

E ,
(
shi
R , sz
<
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C (generally) Qm
c
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, , shai

C orrect, my .

fi é
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,
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ynng
2
,
(
s h ai fni
’
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_
2 .

( f c t
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‘
on a
)
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3 of
.

( l i i t ) {fl E gi w m
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h ng n h y g
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s
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s ai un
‘

ko m tsair
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c o h ka lok _
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C otto
fi zz
n, 91 mi n fa .
, c .

Does y o ur w tch k p
a ee correc t C ott n l th o
fl c o pd , 71. ,

fiw
wfl fi fi fi fi fi
“
C ott w ton n 5mfi iii? as e, .
,

{E W pm s ang tak h Sn n h t
n
E Nei ko
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c hu n
S
m c h un ni C ot to y n n
fig } mi
ar ha ,
11. , (
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afi
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, )
.

h h H ugh y d adf lly Q 75

fig
re u
; IEi E
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i
gg i i ,
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k ui k t t l
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ff g 35 2 no ‘ ‘

ki g ki g n n .
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)

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( (
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C orr p d dj WE]
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.
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ou no u , , shi

jigfi hii sti ng St

p t S mi n ( M ph
s s un ung ;
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fa 5 515143 sun sik 10 1 wong ;
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.

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f shii sun loi vvong
S
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(1) cou ld not su pp ose,

E
C orresp ondence n mfi g fg sloi , .
,
{if 15 i ll , (
S
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in
(
kwd
C 7 7
wo ng 6shu talc> to
‘ “

sun
44 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCAB ULARY .

C o unt, kai chu

fi
g ’
I n the co urse of a day, B
2 E3 c hi kan,
<
yat
or
sho . 1 .
, yat <

2 .
( to rec on o n k ), 333}fl ,
l 2
1111 ta c) .

C o untenance, 11 .
(See F ace ) , fif fi ,
C ourt, 72 . 1 . (the Im p eria l ) 3]
,

ch ifi
‘
a
3
2
mi n mafi ; (B k), 24 ,
S
ngan
5

ynng, or gi
( g ,
Syung
<
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gan .
2 .
(law), jg} F3 nga
E
mun or

C ounter, n . 1 . outsi de
( ) % fig
, , po

g o ng
(
k wu m (
c

kw i " ta n or sz )
( nside)
fi wai C
. .
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i
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2 .
,
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s

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‘

o
C o unterfo i l n
fi jfl
,

St
.
,
‘
o ng
c
c ho
.

fifi tsii n tai .

C fifi
“
_
o urteo us (i n demeano ur),
h
,

C o unti ng-ro om , EE c o ng fo 11g

*

Sl S l
1
_

fig
.
,
ai ; , ai
(
m an .

C y h
o untr

h ti
,
11 .
fl T g M i ,
(
on
fl it C o urtesies, Exc h angi ng,
fi m
g h , (
ang

(or h ang)S l ai
ng .

( .
(

To go into the co untr y , fl ,

Courtesy n figfl , . ts‘i ng Sl ei .

10 k, <
h o ng .

C ousin, n 1 (o f t he same surname )

mg}
. .
,

T he c ountr y round a c it y (ift) i

“
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R
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(c sho )
‘
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. (
3
h o ngfi
g

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sz
.
g
0 hi ng tal
c

C o urage, n . or co urageo us, Ol er

a i j f% 5 110
<
t ‘ong

gg
E
E
, tam l o ng
“
.
i
ta l 3 ‘
16 .

Great
j g fig tai tam Y fi fi m% sho
'

‘
co urage, ,
.
o unger, , t ong
c (

Sm l l a or l ittl e co urage,
23] 1 em 10 .

2 .
(of difi erent surname
) ,
i n ?”
“ “
fan S y a ng pm ( hing mi pm
‘
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gg f .
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p hi
t
i' c
i fi
3*
C o urse, 1 .

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a road
) fig , , 16
2
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2 .

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113
3
.
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i ii ,

St
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in C ovenant, n .
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a 7 fig ; tsz
2 o a e a. covenant,
it
l ap y ok
,

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.
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pat)
C h
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c
over, 1 (with the and
) am
C h
.
,
I n the of the mont
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2 .
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if} , a
p
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3 ( wi t a cover et )
.

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may mean i n the mi dd l e of the 5
p si .

mont h) .
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(wit h a lid), fi fi , koi
D
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 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BULA R Y .
45

C ov er i t
(chu )
g
. Cay r z , To b eco me, 12 1 (insane), fi . .
fi ,

C over, 72 .
i , ko i
’
. face c
ti n ;
(fi 5
)3 (fat) r , o
ti n
c
.

Cl (silly )
a
M fl
’
ass .
, ko . 2 .
, , ngon .

C ve o r of a boo k 2 , c
shu
(p
éi‘
. C k rea , wi t
)
.

C lt n m C t $
3 fig fill 53
( ‘
o ver e rea e, 0
, .
, p ei . .
, ,

Cl ass .
(
c ho g n . ch ong
‘
)
tso
z
.

C ovet, v .

Q ,
(
rem . C reato r, 11 .
ii wi ,
z-
Tso fa f chii
’

C o vetous, ad j .

Q43" c
t‘am sa
C m .
Ch ‘
o ng -
_
tso -
z c
c hii .

(Th i
,

Cl U '
z fi wai
4
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C o w, 1 ngau, means any
.
,
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,
s
S
b i p i s I f it
ani mal o f the ov ne s ec e .
C redit, 1 .
(to b li e eve ), sun ;
)

:
’ ’
i y t p i t t th t i t i
s necess ar o o n ou a s a fi fn é
’ kwo sun

w th )q w gu a J Sb
C
ro i en use , ,
<
n a n . 2 .
(enter a ainst
g ) , a o ng

Cl 5 ass h k .
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’
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I fi ,
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s hong
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)

C b n 1 (l g
ra ,
b) g S h ai
. . ar e sea cra , , . 3 .
(to give credi t to),
53 5,
‘
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2 ( m ll ti y i b)M E
gg
’
s a n r ver cra s , she sho .
. , <
m
mg k
L 1fi fi
’

p
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‘
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C k n 1 fl Ia
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S
k ui ‘
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ra .
a , in g
m s , , .
C red itor, n .

fi i , c aih c h ii ,

hi ng li t p t V Cl
( ’ a
c . .
, . ass . ko ; fl wai

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Cr k d fi fi li t h i C ki
’
ac e , , J r
o .
reed, 0 .

fig , sun ng .

Q mg;
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C ac kl d Ch in r e a, . Cl ass
fi ,
( p in ‘
.

pa in; Sts héi g

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‘
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.
An artic e l ( f th o e creed ,
) -
fi ,

A r k in th d F3
c ac e oor,
yat >
St i i ‘
l .

s
mun Cr p ee , v .
m ,
<
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As c a h pped h ands,
fl , ch ao
‘
k .
Ma k e the fl es h cree p filfl
, ,

C y fl Ta
raft u kafi Wat,
(
)
.
yuk, (
sun.

C rank n Wi fk fl p gT a fi
,
. a en
’
Cik r c et, 12 . 1 . (the i nsect), {E
mR h uh k k k k h ek
‘
,
c o
‘
u c o .
tank) ni ce .
o ,
2
(the game) 11 fl gfi fta téi
’ '

Grape, n .
figfl , tsafi
(
aha . 2 .
, o po .

Fl ow ered cra e, p 22fi c

fa
( owO
M- "
) Any game pl y a ed on the ground

wit h b ll a a can be ao-ealled .

C ra w , l 1 .
( on h ands and feet l ik e C rimina l n al
,
.
, fan
”
; 1B A , fan
2

b by ) fl
a a , ,
c
um .
c
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Cr y adj fl Cti n
az ,
. .
Cl ass
M , ko
46 THE CA NTO NESE MADE EASY VOCAB UL ARY .

C riticise, v .
a g} ?
p ai
‘

Sp ing ‘
. The cro wn of the he d E
EIEa , ,

C iti i f il i g gt E fi 955
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, <
t ahi
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h t ho g l ( k ing fi g
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un u .
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C +? 5
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.
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fih fi téi
a
shm
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tengt (Iok, ) sh ap2 tsa

2
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(add 55 , sz to the a ove )
.

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,
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3 “g h j .
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sa s
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Cl ass
13 ao
’

b
.
.
,
cr uise a out
) fl
‘
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fig kwo
C
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h
fl ag
.
,
ruis er, n .
, ts‘un s un
S s
.
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To cross the sea,
jg fi kwo
Cl h k
g
,
ass. , c e
<
ho i Thi ph s rase means ‘ to cross i

ll
Cry, RS I
.

v . 1 (t . o ca o ut
) . kifi
the river
’
in C anto n.
h
(cshengf); pg , ot
o ;
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ross- ra ne re oo , ,

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n a
‘

(to weep)
)
P
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.

( ( <
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.

Old C Sti k 1g a 53 ross c s, , I n the B o ng-s an, San-wil l, San h

S
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C ross roa s, d +
3 2 h p ts
2
lo
2
s a
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z C to an nese, w ll
as in th e as e

( or some . 10
.

l ng g
a ua e s o e p k n by th H kk e a as,
)
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k k 1m
is used in the sense o f
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) 11 ,
,

ll o
:
to ut, due
+ $ (or fl h p2
c ’ s ca
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.

, s a taa

j fl ml
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m ,
s
t‘ai .

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‘
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.
 T HE canr onnsn MADE EASY VOCA B ULAR Y . 47

C bi
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C b f w l l #fi £ ur o e , ’
c
tsengr '

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or la h k n s e

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mfi fl fsmi c
l ai x lrei
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‘
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)
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urren r i ce, n .
, s i .

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‘ z ‘
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$ 41
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C uff, 0 k ‘
un ta g y g <
.

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u vate , z
fi g '
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)

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,
c up, , yat) c e
o

o
p ul
C urtain, 1 .
(generally ) ,
2

A cup o f ho t tea .
Cl ass .
E
J

yat pui yi t S hic

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e .
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Fqfi k ’
) c g
z
mun li m muk
fl
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cup, , .
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mi m lim’
’
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c
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.

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C t m QE k w i k i
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f a sma ll o ne o ften pu t i C tom ( I mp i l ) fi g h i

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. .
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gen rally e used also o f y
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.
48 T HE CA NTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BULARY .

C ut, 1 .
( genera lly) gil k t , , o o .
D awn , n. t‘i n (
k w ng o

2 .
(wit h a k nife n s i li ) fl ] t ces , , s
‘
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1? 5 ,
(
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. D wn D yb k f yfi
a
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t‘i n

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(
on .

s e hk )
‘
lo .
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ear e a n, _

y t ka w g f fi jfi
’
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95 , te ;
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n
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9
(as a p eriod o f ti me generally)
.
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a;
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sun wai
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.
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1a k ,
3

D ( by é (contrasted With ht
“
amag ed water), the n ig ,
(
s uih tsi k
)
.
day-t ime, or d uri ng the day),
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fit ,
t ni ‘
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mo .

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(fi fi
n , ( t ngai)
c
hi m .
To-day,
4 H kam yat,

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fl ,
(
kom .
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No t daring to say a word, n

gm t is h is often p ro no unc ed,
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D h as (as water) F fil

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w,
fi fl t i ng at
, , , . ‘
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k é B f z !
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to -morro w, tai air
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50 T HE CANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULARY .

D ecree, ft .

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1
1
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l ing “
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3
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c
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To de iver l o ut of my h ands, D ig es m t p t ns sa e as a resen ,

Qm
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 T HE CANTONESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULA RY .
51

QE
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2 .
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e er , . n
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fig ,
s
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a , 116 ;
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D ilev , 11 .

fi (
mo kw i a .

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.

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fig k i .
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c h ik k ing ,
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g ig ,
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,
.

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fi ,
mi ng
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t ‘i fl .

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$2
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wai means to write fro m memor y some

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25 , pat,

ifi h utz ( Bk )
s

2 .
gi t pai
s
m
( Bit ), ng ,
l
o . Di tion y n i fm ts
c ar , .
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2 (
ti n .

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;
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;

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3 .
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(
.

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Q , chong <
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D iff r e ence, 11. fi (

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52 T HE CA NTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BUL ARY

Th ere is a d iffe rence ,

fi fill , D ffi l t t
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11 m tz ti
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.
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fan pi t
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n

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tiff at sti ng t lm g
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l
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54 T HE CANTONESE MADE EASY VOCABULARY .

D lss1pate, D id I do i t ? fifififi m i a
’

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s
ago we a
(
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s onour a , ; , li e has (or d id) co me, fi fifi
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5
ago

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a .
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Di t nd diffi l ti s a k n
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s ress a cu e
done ri ot ?7 Yad
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2 e
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E fi , y
c
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fifi fi pai ai ; ts‘ai S
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5
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 THE CA NTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULARY .

It ca n a so l be done, £13{a fi . D o ne,

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fig tso S l si ;
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figfi
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t do so,
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fi fi cyi ( ke

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56 THE CA NTO NESE MA D E EASY VOCA BULARY .

Doct 1 i ne, 11
£ 2 , to
“ ‘

le1 . D oor, n .

Pfi
Cl ass .

g
D o o rwa y , 71 . m in
t
h en .

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(
c an h ‘

le1 .
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2

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; <
tsai .

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gfi , ti m .

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fi T , lml
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ko
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.

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{m
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pg
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(
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s .

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E
do ll ars as pl for exam e i n the
ph ra se —
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o n o ars 9
(
s uih S
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)
.

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may mean toels as we ll .

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( towards o ne as a tiller), fi .
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.

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58 THE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCABUL ARY .

Di r ve, a. 1 .
( to force along ; to force in p king f th d y l nd f
s ea o e r a o

th gl b i cot a di ti ction t
(
o ne o n
g ) , , kon . e o e n n r - s n o

way ) th w t y
(
2 .
(a a , kon chnk e f ) a er sur ace .

( push ) t ni D i than th t fig mM
‘
3 .
, (
. r er a , ,

4 .
(a ve hi l c e ) ,
h (
s ai .

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kon k wo
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ko kc
)
.

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a 1 , ,
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lab tengt
'
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ma o c h e
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fl t lk
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2 (accident ly or i n a fo rgetful way),
(to mak e
.

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1 . dry),
fl fi ,

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(to put do wn) ,
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5
fong lok
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2 hi i
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fiR £ 55
.
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2
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to fan
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’
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(o wi ng, as mone ), y fit . hi m

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fi M(fi )fyam tsui
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el

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c

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,
kwo (or kwo )

y.1 $
c
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2 ,
c
kon ;
fi ’ s ho n
g, s
k‘éi .

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.
,
(
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hen, ( used Class fi w i or wai
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 T HE C ANTON ESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULAR Y . 59

Th i s title is used as a p osthumous

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.

ti tl e of res ec t p on tom btn s o es ,

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the femi ni ne of i t o n corres o n p di n

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2
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i nscriptio ns is, yii ( )

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.

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3 a ; s e e
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Earring,
Eg 71. ,
fi 2
Cl g ass. h k , c e o
. Eas y , ac li .
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S
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sam (yilg) was, ko
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g
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(or H
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(arch ) mE ffl a l l”
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Encased i n z inc , Och c i
; i if -i
, tai hai

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yu ng
2
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’
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ch¢tt
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2 (
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nev er be use d by f ig d a ore ner an

fifi 3
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Enough (to use), A

“ a hat
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is o ften used wi th so me sense of

‘
s ai h 3 mmt , su ky ung
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fi ’ ko
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l tt e ers .

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2 .
(to exc ange h )fi fi , , t ui
’
11 1111
3
. Ex h ort,
g” . hun

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(
(
so ng
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’
exc i ted
fi ag fai
or , Ex enses, 71 . , s ai ; ’

or
fl ) Q EE
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, ( or .
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)
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s ha i y ung .

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c
ho) sli i ng ngang p journey
to ,
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,
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.

c enses a , ,

e
fi fi
7
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ch
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ai
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c ham <
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2 .
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c
hai .

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gfifi ,

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Seiz e .
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fifi; pa
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3 .
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n .

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.

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e
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fl _
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i s ho p ‘
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E ,

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fl fi gfi ui hc i
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c
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Cl ass c
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,
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.

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sti f
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fl ] fig ,
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gth H h ’

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li k) . Extradi te, v .

y m h t gth f th
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h d m St ’
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fi lfi fi
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An ext ravagant fe ll o w,
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fifffi} E ff or , (
to ng
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k
;
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71 .
fi ,
h o ng
E

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(
ran .

Th e Old F ac to ri es in C anton,
"
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(as co o ur l ) g é ,

(
c h un s h ik

S
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<
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.

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.

ngan p éi ‘

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S f t m
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m
n ore e se se o s u
g av n
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)
.

bl i g d f ll i g by h m
n an a n a u an

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u n .
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b i g) fa k wa
e n , ,
n
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(with m l i mi t d m g a ore e eani n

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mi n h u ng ( in .
ere is rain fa ing, 7 ,
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S
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k‘
wang
k
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.
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ya11
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pg gE
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fi fiij, mi n
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F ll
a in wi t h $
,
3 fl ,
(
t‘engT F am i ly e x en ses p 52 m 1

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y ung
)
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fan yap
2
3
F ami ne, n .
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ffi , (
kei (
fo ng .

S
ngan .
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)
.

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a -
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c
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pa .

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fi .
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i fi A
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F m i ly
a l (t h i mi ly t wh i h
11 e a o c o ne
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kwi m
.
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.

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,
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.
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( wif
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fi fi
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y f m ily ? {fl fi 75
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un and V yf er ar ké ko ’

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fig S y un ni n

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fig
‘ g c
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er ar, , hi) ym .

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a e ? or Ho w is F are (by w t a er ) ,
c
sh ui kk o
o
.

om
F arm, 72 .

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t in‘
c o ng h .

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1

a ? Cl ass .

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mk
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T he mem b ers o f the fami ly 2g ,

F arm ,
fi ,
(
ang

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F arm -lo t, n .
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g) , E fi flgfi
ly mh h ik
’ ’ a
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c un
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a b ride s
’
fa m i l fibgz
y, . F armer, S nung fu ;
k a g St i i
ifi
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70 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCAB ULARY .

Cl ass .

fl , ko
’
. My fat h er,
gfi ,
(
ké fli
z
.

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t ing ,
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a , ,
(
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.

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4'

fi%
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2 .
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,
ai ,
sye .

of a t hi ng
c
as d ress, etc ),
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m ff fi
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f l o ng ,
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s hi fu n ye .
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.
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fi fi
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as o na e . a d] [fi .

fl ,
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sll l hm g .

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it? B? R ’ (
3a m tsai ‘ ye .

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hi) (
chi
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ll l ng F th a er - i n l w,-
a 118 0 1
2

F E at k2 h o g (o ch ” ‘

fi g
ngo c n r o ng
asc i nati ng, ad j . kin ( yi n .
,
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D d p i th t f in ti g
resse u n a asc a n fig ke y g ,
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2

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fi g fi fi flg
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ch i g t i g k ll mfi k
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.

h ‘o '
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ai n n e o .
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F th n 1 (i mm n talk)
a er, . . n co o ,
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5 g 5 ’
(ii 11) t n ;
fi at 10 m.; a ,
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F eed , v . 1 .

g ,
S
yo ng . F ence, n . 1 .

E
p y fl (boarding) fi . p in
( '

(to ro v ide o od )
f fo r an o ne , . , 2 .
, a , wai

fifi fi fiz ,
(
pé i fan
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?
k ui ‘
s h ik )
. (or (
wai) .

Cl
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(b r in
g up, to rear, general ly spo ke h ass . Ii
ig , fll h
’
.

o f ani ma s, l to gi ve fo od to s uc h) ,
F ybe rr - o at, n .

fi fi flg ,
s
wri ng s h ui
) "
lfi ’ wa n
fi , hei .
to .

( to fatte n up ) ,
$58 ,
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(
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g , c hk e
o
.

Fth W
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(p erceive
) , kk o
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To fetc hw ater, as fro m a we ll , etc .
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to en o , , .

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go Li n ho lé u g a
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u .

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,
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fl (fl , ho
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e o asse nger, n .

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f A few wd o r s, yut>
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ma p s h un
ku i
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shii to wa
g

wh p
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c
sti ng
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fi fl S t ,
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f l ng , er . .
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,
71 .
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[a fil l
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as a

mEgfifl
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F elt hat nese ) ,
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 2 THE CANTO NESE M ADE EASY VOCAB UL ARY .

A fierce ( evi l
) b east,
Q , Cl ass .

fl ,
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0 k0 s h au .
Fil i l a , a dj .

g ( lig), haa
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(ah na )
z
.

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een , a
+i h p a
S g .
, s u ri .
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Fift th dj g i i t i h p2 g
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2 S
a .
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fecti on,
fi hfifi g fl ,

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z
.

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, A fil i l h i ld a c , or a. fi ial l so n,
2
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F f y twi t -
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“Ni f fi i
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yi t yi
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bitt
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l .
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fi
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i t A fl fl h i ku g y
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.

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Fi re- wood, 11 . ch
S
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At fi rs t, i t 55 , si n

:
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z fi , chi
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si n .

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(sto kers , etc .
, on a T he first moon o f t he y ear,
I
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fi k shin fo ;
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Cl ass . ko
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.

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for all
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g $71
h eh 0 lo h
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3 . s at
z
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ki n kwu ;
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Cl {fi
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fi fi ,

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per ,
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s erman n
fi fiA ,
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z
F t q i rs uah t
go ods,
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2
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bers, a so l re ferri n
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ass
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k ‘
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fi S h , o ng Fl oor, 71 .
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k ‘
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:
2
bmissi lg T l 11 h d fl oor,
’

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g El ali ; i lk F fté i hai

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F l g t if t th P k LUIE*E
a s a a e ea , a nd so o n .

a $ 1
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s
k s an en
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ei Cl ass . fo r all
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ang

kon . Fl oor boai ds, fl gfi ,

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as ro er arc h
$117
t
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fifl , lE au c an h z
.

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jg) Cl ass .

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fi ’ ti
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po (
o; tong) ho .
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fifi ’ _ l all
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pitn .

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a e e ru e stone,
4 g g Fl u o r, n . l .
( of any grain ) ,
w ,
(
fan .

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‘

fi t
s e h ka . 2 .

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fan .

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.

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15 , (
fat, or
o
fa .

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e , ad j .
fi ,
5 Cl ass .
<
to ;
fl , <
chi .
76 THE CANTO NESE M AD E EASY VOCAB ULARY .

Did not wear any

’
fl o wers, m g
u D o es it
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no t fo ll ow ? ll a
gg ‘
M

fl tai g ?
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fa in .
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22 5 1 11
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.

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M ko S ometimes, fifi sli c F doo sh i k
, 71. mat) ; fk fi ,

hi k ; t é
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) , l o g h ik
n s .

in C ll q i l :l w y
o o u a a a s sa y eit er a h Gi ve (f ood) for me to
<
eat,
fifi
’ S
fl ower gar den, as b a ove, or a
fig pei kwo 11510 shik
,
z
. .

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‘ ’
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ii n, yti S F i nd ee

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(or fa) wui (0 7 W 111 b ut
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ngzi m 11 11

f l tt y th p i
o f wh i ho er e r z es o c are
F o o t, 11 1.

fill ( i .
, n com mon use ) kok
,

w th th i ty tim th
or t k r es e s a e .
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3 , tsu k
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m 35
3 a measure o f engt
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.

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o
.

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kok tei k
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c
Wii o y i ng Cl ass .

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.

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y t o es, a
F oo tsto o l , 11 .

fig M”
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ko kn
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11 a i ,
fi , wai .

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luk yi p k i g
< ( 1 a
g1 t
‘
t ‘ .

s en
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$
5
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.

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t

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,
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2
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.

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 T HE CANTONESE MADE EASY VOCABULARY .

Do i t for me, F] fi fi , St ‘
ung F or mer ly . ad v .

fifi ,
S
ts‘umr
s
ts ‘i n ;

g aff
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2
tso r ;
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S
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fifi ,
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ts‘i n s hi .

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f fl h
s h ik 2 .
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) B ,
sik yatz .

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w
2
be h lf a of ) to 1 ;
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fig ,
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ores o res an r
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o un 1
fi fi fi g mm fl m M
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p kw k
5 4a ngoi
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ti m
,
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F o1 met a .

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fiebung
flp F mg
a
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gg , she
(y
an kc tsu i .
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fi m , tai
2
sz
’
.

£ 15 h [mfl
orgi veness o f si ns T he,
The fo urt moon,
fl , tsui
‘

ta c l she .

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B t ‘au y an
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112 , h
s o ng c h ai 1 ; _ t
4 1
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(c h ick en (
kai, or
o
kni
m
.

Cl ass .

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78 THE CA NTO NESE M ADE EASY VOCA BULA RY .

F ox, 11 .

ma h k
g :l i
s
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m , (
lei Ff} k ak ,
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Q c e . Fr m th i tim h f th fl
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mp g
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on
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fi fififi s n lé i i h ii
S
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F ree fro m the law of si n and

c
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2 ,
(a th s c f m wh i h e sour e ro c an
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fate .

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mm
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.

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2 .
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frig tened me to deat
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'
t
km I t was fu lly h l f a a day,
a?
F rom h
t is,
fi lth ,
(
ts ung ‘
(
tsz . ft )
.
8 tsuic
3
5
m pu n
’
yet) .
 T HE CANTO NESE M AD E EA S Y VOCA BULARY 79

F unne l ,
n .

Mia ,
(
yi n o
‘
t ung
"
.

Cl ass .

K , (
c hi .

pi p m yi "
N ote
'
a e is ,
15
5 , o
n

t ung ‘ 2
i
li n t i to
‘
.

K bl
i‘

F ur, n .
, p ei
‘
.
Ga m e,
a
No te t h at s ki K n
_
p ei ,
‘
is no t V .

Gambl i ng raid , 71 . 113.

(
to .

Ki
’
F ur d ress , ‘
yi
11 .
,
( p ei o
.

Game, 11 .
(o f h
c ess ) ,
A gam e of Ch es s

Cl

:
3
ass .

14 1
,
1 111 .

yat kuk k‘ei .

F urnace , 71
E lo ; JOK 16
(m eat) g
"
E 2
fii ye mé i
.
, . “
( .
,
.

F urther, a d
X y v
a'

ai l ;
fl
(
ch e
‘

l i

Gao 5 (fi ) ham fo ug
.
,

, n .
, ,
z
( Th is
(
is so meti m es used in a

Ch i nes e sen tence w h en t he genius

of the Eng is l hl a nguage does no t

y
Garden 11 .

fi g fa
z
nu

a ll o w of i ts tra ns a tio n l Cl )

1a ko
.

as s .
,
.

F urt h er I t is , sa id ,
l fifi y ai r
' )
‘

Gardener, i fa w
’
o ng .
(

Cl ’

i fi ko
gm
ass .

F ii ture, 71 . tso ng
<
loi ;
Bfi ,

z
yat) hafi .

I n the future,
55 5K tso ng lo i
c
.

0
tang

C l ass .

fl , ko
’
.
Cl ass .

é ,
c ha i n ;

Gag,
gm , sak
<
h ali .
Gas chan delierm .

Hk fi , k wa

S fa S
c’
Gaiet y ,
11 .
fig ,
n i va .
io o
tang

l z 2 Gas pi pi nm k
i
fo h aii
fl fi
n
Ga in,
fl ei lei yik
. .

71 D , <
.
, ; ,

Gale, 71 .

fi g
2
, tz1 1
' '

(
fa ng .
Cl ass .

S
t ‘
111
'

Cl ass . eh
‘
ii ng .
Gas pi ing, p j i <k >ni7v
mj(
(

A ga l e a rose , E k 11
11
2
( fo) h ai l
’

:i
c

c 2 z
2
ZE fai n he 1 tai f i l lo ng
u ng ta
‘
.
,
( (

Gall , 71am .
(
r Gas side l igh t , n .

g j n

Cl m k ha
‘ ‘
ass 0 ts Ong ‘
fo y at c n .

(
.
,

G ll t
a
( h oi ) fi kfi
an , n . er c , ,
‘ ying Sh ung . Cl ass .

g m“ u
.

Cl 1a ko ass .
,
’
.
Gas wo r k s, 11 .

k #i \ fl ,
c
fo
C
G ll po t
"
2 tsengf hu ng
i
i;
f 1 ura ng
a 1 n 11 111 sz
, . o
c
.
o

Cl s E k
as .
, o
’
.
80 T HE CANTO NESE M AD E EASY VOCAB UL ARY .

Gas p , v . T o give a,
“
fl .
(11 ; fl Gen ti l e, n .

g fi iA , yi
2
(
p o ng
, yan .

c
t ai i yat
‘

)
' S
ha il é l
.
)
.
Cl ass .

M . ho
)
.

’ (

fi pfi hé i ch ii n l i5 52 y
‘
2 an
.
, .
G e nt e , ad j . wan
c
.

l
_
2
Ffi
’
Gent e vo ice, , ha. hé i .

l
Ge nt eman , n . l .
(Nature s
'

gent eman), l
C ity ate,
fi ffl
‘ sheng T in 1i n
’

fl } ,
(
kwan tsi .

Gat h er, tsui

2
( The so c ia l p iti os on and age of

Gat h er t oget er, h 52 fl ,

men t h us s o pk en o f di f erentiate
m -Ai ; ts i k
)
Sm i al .

t he terms wh i h c are used as the

Ga ther ing pl ace, 71 .

fi k fifl fi fl ,
q
e ui va ent of o ur l word gent emen) l .

J ’ J
ts o ng tsu1
‘
ke ter fo ng
'

(a h
teac er i s re ferred to, or a man
gl fi fiijmfii ffifi
k
Gauge ass, 7‘
in a h mbl p u e osition in soc iet y
shi c hi ng héi po
H
l ei tung
l
an offi c ia
i t 512
_

and not
.

)
( o o

m
as
Cl
, ,
’
ko
ass .
, .

<
si n
(
l
B azi ng .

Genera merc l h ants, n

fi jhfi mm
m o re p l it is to be h
(If s o wn
. ‘

o eness

to o ne in the p ositio n of an

i nst ruc to r h N 2
t an o . co nve s, y
h
t en use ),
% B
ifi
S
id sz
h
.
,
2 (
H
g
”
, tso ri am pak - o ng he
yl d
c
( an o ld man may be st e
Cl m
:
’
ko
ass .
, .

es ecia p lly i f he h as so me o ffi i l
ca

Genera lly adv

g at a p S
ositio n ) fifi lo ye
, . . ,
, , .

S
fi , pi ‘
ng h
s o ng .

(a y o ung man of goo d fami ly is

fé fit R h pok fi zz }
i
Generatio n, toi s ai
’
71.
) st ng h
‘

, , , s en as , , ung ;
(

i h
z
fi h
s ai
)
.
but 15 5
( sin , ) so ng
J

To ge nei at iou after

generatio n, n
h ung mea ns
'
a p th i
a c in sodo m y .

i fi ltflffi , c hi
)
to s
)
hi h
a
’
s ai
’
.

(o ffi c ial s acc ordi n

g to t h eir p osi

U h th g k
:
nto the t irdd f an o ur enera tio ns and ran are referred to as),
(
fl j% fi s e to
’
ti o n , S 3

a 1
, tsz
fi fii lo ye ;
S j % ffifi , 1111 o
s un Gil l t oi 2
kA
sz
tai ss , &c &c
.

ye ;
( (
S .
Sy .
, .

Th o usands and h u nd eds o f r gens Cl b st

ass . fo r all a ov e .
fl . wai
erati o ns,
E ii? ts in
‘
pak Gent emen, l
( o n . v ocative case
, f l]
é } li t2 , or mare common ly ,

Ge nero us,
i i
mij .
, tai
2
l on
g
;
i lk” fi fl fi , li t (or k k )w i
o a
" , o
Gen ie, n .

ilu i u ’ c,s No te h
t at m ost of the terms given
Cl ass .

M , ko .
under Gent eman may be l used in
82 T HE CANTONESE M AD E EASY VOCA BULARY .

P reserved ginger, 5 .
(a b ki h oo s wo rd , on ly used by
l it y m erar en ) ,
ts ‘
z
’
.

fi
’
S pg,
(“
G 1ve to ts z ‘

tem ginger, l fg , tsz

> S
yo u , t,

Gi nseng , 71 . 2
A3 3 , ( yan s
c
h am .
k wo
c
nel i
I v 8 ?
pm

Cl ass .

i .
(
ch i .

(arc h ) m h ’
Girders ,
11 c an ;
k k l h
2
ta n wri ng
2
(( tii m) ch an
)
.
Ma e g ad the eart,
55 C 1 },

110 1 sam or s am

Cl c
C o
t iu‘
ass .

S
.

l G are . n .

j fifi kw o ng
S
m ang
dl
.

Gi r tai ;
)

fi
g
yl u mf g
Gl y
e, 71
( with the ) fl fl
.

are, 1 . e es
’
fu can ta1
(
.

fi flfl , tat
J
hei h o g ga
c

(
s n
“
n n .

G l ass, n 1 (the m t i l)
fig p
a er a t
?

Il
. .
,

l lly h
, o

Gir ,
71 . 1 .

(genera of t
c
ose who are
e1
z
)j g jg f
’
F

nu i tsm ; c
free
C
, , ,
2 .
(a tum bl er ) ,
fl figE .
o po
"

nu1 tsz . :
“
lei pu i
l 0

mk
do mes tic servan ts,
2 .
( s av es,
Cl ass o
’

p p ty
. .
,

the er of the mas ter, or

ro
G l i
ean n s, 7t
g fig w i i
z
a su
b y ll
.
.

m istress , for a n um er o f ears ti

Gl b (l m p ) 3 hild )
o e, n a c
bl ,
.
, .

fig
x ‘
marriagea e ) m ni tsai
,
Cl )
.

k
ass o
M
.

Class
.

ko
Gl b l
,

o dj
u ar, a
y t nn
‘
nn
Girt h (arc h 71
El
.

(
.

Gl fy
.
,

Give, 1 ( genera lly ) M p (

01
ori
fi ” g ? k
, w w
v i .

<
al
(
n

0 fi g wi n
.
, , .

Gl i
(o nly p t) i (g or o us, ( 11
'

of a resen ,
gy .

(
1u .

sung
C
p0 1 ) .
Gl yor S wi g ; igé i f
,
n . n

fig
2
(To gl ve b k l
ac vo untar y y th i g
an n
k w g; c
w i g y on ,
(
n 1u

wm g h g
a
w ic h hbl e on s
g to o ne by igh t ) r s , i an .

Gl
c
o ve, 71 h nl p . s a a .

T o gi ve b k ac an t y hi ng,
fl
Cl ass hk . c e
o,

4 w S g u ép k u
,

Gl
‘
( 1 ‘
ue , n
p61 ( fan u a e1 a
.
. , .

T o gi v e u
p a b usi ness, [lg fl ,
Go, 1 (g lly ) i " h . enera
, ui .

2 ( t w lk w y )
fi h a g {fi
z
c
m tso .
. o a a a , , <
n ;
-

l ogive Judgment
‘
, ting
e
45 h ag h i n u
)
.

w y)
it i
<
3 (t. o t u;run a l
l§ a , , sa ,

p b k t f l
k
(
( as a ass or oo , t e . .
,
to issue sa i o o
.

h ) a fi g?) fat “ ff) $

(
s uc ,
o p a , or 4 .
(t b
13 hi ; fi g
o e o , , c c ,

( m i)
z (
fato pe . ch e
‘
loko .
 T HE CA NTONESE MAD E EASY VOCABULARY . 83

Run oif, Get ofi ,

‘
or Go awa y , Did no t go , or Have no t go ne .

(said to a beggar or , a li tt l e c hi l d) ,
fif -
mo hui .

tsall l o
k
E ng y fih flgx 1
'

k
‘

To go a wa ( lo
o. ‘
,
, 0 1 e

T hi s 15 in s uc h co m mon use t h at
(or s ta nd o ff ) fi
g
fi b <
ang
c
h oi .

the rea l i dea o f r unning is a sub Go by vesse l g fig .

S ‘ '
ts o

o rdi nate o ne o fte n and a so o ften, l (

shun h ui
’

entire ly l o st sig ht of .
so by boa t, 49 g
To go o ut ,
51 $ 3
c h t u
)
hn i
’
; S
t engf bui
‘
)
.

(i f i nto stree t) fl
{ ,
ch t ‘
u
) (
hai .
To go ofi
‘
to a l fig
vesse ,

T o go o ut i nto the street,

{fl ffi h by b t p pl
'

oi s hun ; (or oa eo e
c s
c h ‘
ut
) c
hai, or
o
ka h s un
t

) .

mG
)
Can go , i »

?E
} , hni ta k f? To co m e a nd go ,
c
hii ng tak) .

)
Sw ro ng .

To go i n,
l % S
, yap) hu i .

T o go o ut and i n,
51A h , c
‘
ut
)
To go up,
_ t , shong, or
i i yap) .

’ ) )
Go to , bui ; fi ffl bui to .

T o go do wn, lo k
fi Go i n, A% , yap2 h a i
)
.

mi
’
10 k, h ni .

Go o ut , , c h ‘
ut h ui
)
.

ti
)
T o go do wn s t airs , lok) S
Li
’
Go shon
g h ni
,
u p, n
_ l all
'

Go o u t, (as ou t o f th e h o use for

The sun is go ing do wn, 8 a wa lk etc ) ,
{11 g , c h ut
‘
<
kai,
)
”
or o
hai .

Gone o ut , (as o ut o f the h ous e for

lk 1 45 b ui
l'
a wa , etc ) , , kai,
(

by s team l h gk m mfij fi h
x
To go au nc t
,
or Mi ; l cb ut ,
‘
c o

mfi i
a

‘
,
ta p o
<
fo (
sh i un
(
t sa
{
kai l o
ko
.
)

J
11111
Go bac k fig .
.
fai n hni
’
.

To go on b o ard, fig , 10 k,
Go to sc h l (i oo , n the fi rs t in stance

( )
t g
S
s hong bo k (after h li o
E fi i
,

etter go , h o h ni _

d y ) fi g ho kz
,

a s fan
fl i
‘

[ta
.

Better no t - m ho ,

go ,
h ui
’ Go t h roug h fi 35
, t‘ung

1 i
)
Go agai n,
fl , tso i ,
or n
h g a vessel
f 0 ) G0 Of
f (t o a ny t in as to
b u1
‘

yau
&c ) fi h ih ’

fii
o ui
D id go , Have go ne,
.
‘ .

or , c

S
yai l
'

hni
)
.
Go W th fi %
i ,
t ung hm
)
.
84 T HE CANTO NESE MADE SY VO CAB ULARY
EA .

Go wit h h i m, [6] 15 (
t ‘
ung
fl ffi fi fi ,
S
ne 1 hui
7
tsau
'

ta
“
Sh ‘
ui hu1
’

(
s ha n
b pm ko
’
(
we 16 hui
3 ’
.

Go wit h me,
fi if St ‘
ung To go by road , or l and,
17
33 ta lo hm
‘

, .

To go by w t Qrjk fl f a er, '

fi
-
,
(
ta

To go to fo 1 eign p orts , or to o t er h (
s h ui 2
lo hu1
’
; fig ta
i p o

:
g
p orts,
fi éfi , k wo fan .

(
s unh hui
H ow

7
do yo u go ? E di -
W E T 1111
,
To go (up) to C anto n,
_ I fi ,

ui ? S
.

h ui sho ng sheng
’
(
i f
.

To go (up) to P ki g t fi
e n ,
_ ’

S
sho ng ki g (
n , or ki g
o
n

Go by h ip s o r vesse l g tap
l la h
o it s ui
, , e
.

l fi ha g ;
.

T o go as a vesse
11 A
n
No o ne goes , or has go ne, , , (

fi
(
s h ai
% mo yan hui
, .

.
7 <

Th ere are p pl eo e go i ng, or so me To go up to (as to the side of

o ne has go ne, 5 aA yau an y th i ng ) ,

a* ,
(
mai hui
’
.

( ye n hui
’
. To go on h
s ore,
a
do ne f flfi
r , ; f fi ,
hui
)
“ok l o
, c h ai ; L )

I
L S
sho n
g ngo n
'

’
hui hfff ; fi 56 z hé n s l"
o
l
; ,
‘“
‘
o
Go out (of doors or o f the door)

“
o .

fl i ng b ang h u i l o
k
, _
" ’
o
ii Pa[3 ch ut a mun kh air .

Go ne out 1? {fl fi % hang
.
, - Go ne (go ne o ut o f existence
) 7fi,

c h ut kai, or 1141 , o
fl ag
E
ma
“
his 1o '
s»

“
0 , .
(

Go and do i t, fif fi hui tso

if h ’

m
‘

Go
‘

, .
o ut, , c
‘
ut
)
hui ;

h
: h
Go wi t me a nd do it fo r ( g hai kaii
‘
, or t , c u , or
) ( o

wit ) me, h a Qi fl D t g [fit

’
on o,
(
mai hni
)
, or
S ’ i ‘ )
hui tso
ngo .
i
J gg i -
g (
m h o bu i .

You go wi t h me and do i t,
{a } To go l
a o ngs ide a vesse l ,
S
fi fi fi i fik né i
‘
e
, t ung mai m{i i
c (
5
”

ngo b ui
. J
tso
‘

. To go o n as b efo re,
H
ag ~
fi ,

Go and d o i t fo r m e, or co me c h iu ’
had
2
ye t y )
on
g
a
.

i fi afi w y h
d
do i t,
wit
h
me Do
”Q
'

an no t
,
go a a from ere,

hu i t ‘
tso
‘ ‘

g un n o
g c
.

Wh en yo u go , go by th e road o n

the h il l side,
fif fi fl z
mfi
 86 THE CA NTONESE MADE EASY VOCA B ULARY .

As good
”
as

’ ‘
h
t ese,
”i nfi r mfl -
, Go od-wi ll , (co mmercial ) , I ]?w
2 }
chi n

n kom bo
ui ii
?
1 he
‘
( o
.

p a ; tsz .

S
A good few ti mes, fi g 5]
(
ho The l atter term is more co m
c
hei (
wan .

p h re ensive but t h ese terms mean

g
‘
Not o od , "
Fi fi ,
S
ln bo .

p
res ec tive ly b
sign- oard and bu i s
I s it good (or no t )? or Are th ey
‘ ‘ ness st yl e .

Ho no li o?
d
aggle
g
o o ?
g ,
S

( Th is sen tence is o ften used as the

Goose, n .

jg .
(
ngo .

e q uiva ent o f, l D o you a pp ro ve or

Cl ass .

g h k , c e

no t Sh ll I
?
or a do i t ? Go rgeo us , ad j .

éfifi -
,
wmg we
(
.

W ill it b w ll (g d) t e e oo o do i t ? Go s pl
e ,
n .

{fig E
-“
h
, fuk
> <
y arn .

ip
‘ a ’ 2
ggp Ho i 3l5 shi
fifi u tsu
S
m li o ? Goss , 71 .
,
(
fei .

No t v er y ( or p ar ticu ar l ly ) g o od , Go ss ip , 21 .

$55 35
c
ho ng shi
2
c
fer .

" (

-
m o
to hi),
c
or
§%
n Govern , v . 1 .

g ig ,
c
kwun S iei .

Z ‘

g ig S , no li ai koi bo .

2 .
( to res train , to k p ee in order
) ,

P tty g d fi g k ho (

gm
t

re oo , , el . ‘
km m c
’

h k ‘
u
N t th b t [lg g
, .

)
o e
5} fl es
c h u ch i
c
, i c

[fi g é;
,
3 - ‘

g
h p
. .

f h
.

m h al s a an o
W
.

S 2 (

It i g od th i g
s a h w f o n , o or
Go vern m t fi g
en g, ki 11 . on
(
t .

c c Th i i th mm C ll q i l te m
fi%
s s e co on o o u a r
t
una et ) h ,t i , o s o
‘
.

ka i l
G d m
oo
a A h i
2
en, y , s n
<
an ;
in use,
.i kw k , o c ( , s a so

d b t n t mm ly i
tfiA
( use u o so co on n
- ho y en ,

C ll qui l 35 g“W ng ki
, .

<

[lg
o o a o t
Not a g o od man ,
T
E fl
,
- ( ,

Ag ,
s
k ‘
ui hai
2
(
m ho
‘

c
y an a
’
.
s h ld t b d t d
ou no e use as i is ero

I mp i l g
(by h t)
Go od bye - os
‘
bo g to y t
a r m nt o an er a o vern e

ha g n or mai n m ai n
2 s" t b d
o ibed
e P i ly o escr as a r nce ne .
,
<

by m] S ment O ffi C urts t n is}

”
Go vern
bli ng; g
‘
guest, ts la ces, o e c
'

o
I
, , .
, .

S
.
,
(
Good m orning, Ea Ffi m
t

, tso shan ’ nga un

g
,
c

11} g $
(
Goo d-natured,
’
ad j .

f , ho

p é i béi
‘
(
.
Go vernor, n . 1 tsung tuk

fl fi lly]
’ )
Goo ds,
3 $3 (Th is
fo fo mat) ‘
72 ; 2 R fu wan ; is used
“
.
, , .
.

Cl ass .

fl ,
<
tan .
for the go vernor of th e Im p er ia l
Th i h s, o wev er, means a lo t, an P f t
re ec ure of Shuntin and for t he
i nvo i ce, o r a c o nsignment o f goo ds, C i il g
v o vernor o f l st Manc h urian

an d 13 scarce ly a Cl ass .
P i rov nces
) .
 THE CANTONESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULARY . 87

3 .
( Referred to , or s o p ke f no as,
fill Grandfat h er, n. 1 .
(commo n
i , c hai
’
o
k wan
i'

g
; fln i ,
c h ai
>
a
(
h ung .

S
t. o i
‘
.
Cl ass
M.
, ko {i
’
;

ll y) g
:
4 .
( His Exce enc ,
tuk> 2 .
(p l i to e a ddress
) é jfifl l ing
2
, ,
(
tso .

hi n
’
; A j , tai
2
( yau ; the l ast

is a ppl bl ica e to all h igh offi c ia s. l Grandmot h er, n . 1 .

(common
Cl ass .
1a , ko
’
; fl , wai
s"
a ‘
p e, or .
po
‘

S
Grace, 97 .

g! “ ( yan ; E gg" c
y an ti n ;
Cl ass .
mk o , fi
a fig
’
an tak
( p l ite dd
‘
y t sz Z
) fi ifl fl
,
c 2 o a re ss ling
c
.
, ,

yan
t m
. ‘

< so o.

Grade, n .
EL ( pan .
Cl ass .
fl
Gradua l ly ad v
Mug “ (tsi m Grandson, 71 «I
?
c
no

, .

o
0
sun tsz .

Graduate, n .

1 g i'fi ) ( A) YSPZ , Cl ass .

fl fl , ko ;
’
, wai
st
,

h k (k ) k l:
’

in
o
gg
e
n ji
‘
o Grani te, .
g , fa r kOUg She e

Cl ass .
1a , ko
’
.

<
ts eng r she kj
‘ ’
.

Granar y , n .

g ts‘o ng .
Grann y , at .

g
l , p o
‘
po
‘
.

s c

Gra in, n . l .
( a grai n } ,
Cl 1a k ass .
, o
’
.

G p l h
fl fl
’
ra ne , n a i
a k n .

(
s a .

Cl (E k ass. , o
’
.

G p
ras 1 (t h l d wi th th
, s' . h d) . o o e an ,

The fi ve grai ns, ifi i

S
l k h
. ng i n
)
.

a i , (
c t.

The grain o f wood ” P I

E , , muk) 2 (t t k . h l d with th h nd)
o a e o e a ,

‘
m au .

Grained , mfi x fi fi" S y n , a
(
sheng f 3 .
(round the b dy o to em race b ) ,

mu k Sm>
ya g an n .
S
l am .

S ”
E ma t u
E
<
a
Grass , ts o
‘
, .
n .
,
.

{f 1 if t l . so r man F h res grass, ( Bk) ,

fig , (
fong
‘
ts o
‘
.

Grandc h il d ,
n .
K fig
Green grass, .

<
ts iug ‘
c
ts‘b .

Cl ’

fi flflflfi k ti
”
’
ass .

15 . ko ; fl , Th g e rass, o
o
ts‘o .

Granddaug ter, h n .

fi j
.
,
<
su n
‘
mu
as

G l th E m ha po
rass-c o
2
, n. ,
’
.

fitk fi
‘
t i f ) ‘
G t
ra e , n t
Sh
. , o
o .

1m Cl s M k ’
Cl ass. , ko
’
. as . , o .
88 T HE C N ONE E M A T S AD E EASY VOCA B ULARY .

Grati ng to se wers , 72 .
$
32 3 ,
2 .
(o f grass, fi ts‘engT .

Gre yb d ear , n .
{ B Eff A { , pa k o o ye
m

Cl ass .
1a , ko
’
k g o
un
*
.

Grav e, 11 . 1 .

fig fan m o
i
.
Cl fa ass .
, ko .

Cl ass .
1a ,
ko
)
.

2 .
( as so y Ch i g man nese raves are Grievance, n wai k ‘ uk

on th h i ll i th e hp s o r are n e s a e huk

o f l ittl hi ll k ) mag h a
a e oc ,
s n Cl ass .

fl
f ; (Th i m
<
an h i ll g ) s eans a rav e .
Grieved, Efi
ad j .

( yau s au h .

t t will h w
u] h a ( T h e con ex s o
fi g
‘
3 . ,
s n, Groa n, t ta se n .
<

wh th e h ill er g i a or a rave s
Cl ass . ifi h ng ,
c
'
o .

meant) .
Grocer s
’
shp fi gfi
o ,
7 1. , tSfiP,
’

p a,
‘
or

Grav y ,
n .
ff h p ,
c a
)
.
Cl ass .
Fa .
c
kan .

E vil) 9mECj ( {a
Grease, il
kc ( ya- '
91
Gro i ned , ad j yai i
.
. .
( .

m
S
p 9m y yo g
(
shi
'

of ai nt ) m an
( , ,
<
ali ,

(
sh eng T m uk n

ad j 1 (i d q uantit y) Ground, tel

“

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tai
z
.
T he gro und, fi fl fib m , ko
’
o
tl

Great man y fig , , (
2
tax to ; (Bk) ten
a ”

(arch ) Mia
>

jg t ai Gro uted, adj lam kwo

‘
.
, , .
(

Great m an y (q , uanti t y g t or a rea Gro ve, 71 . shu

2
Sl am .

dea l) fi g . ,
‘
t e <to ,
fig ti i
2
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)
.

m 2 (

(
to ,
i , tai pa .

Grow, v .

53 , (
s ha g n .

A great m an , (al e . siz e

) ,
j ug ) T o gro w o ut,
{t I
mm s ha g n

:ll
Z i

A ,
ti
ta (ko ) < yau .
c h ‘
ut
) (
la
'

j A Tali
Z
l means < ?
5 k hii
‘
yan a so
To gro w up,
g ta
, < c u
,

His Exce y Y Honour hf mg h o g

QEE
enc or our ‘ (
, , . s c n .
c

Y o ur L d h ip t
or s e c
Ceb o ng
Ej fl fi fi
or ‘
, .

Grown up s o ns,
,

V yg er reat, or greates t, tai

2
ke
) (
tsai .

tad ;
) l
kik £ 79 1 chi tai 2
kfi
Gro wn s'
up, an (or tai )
.

z ’

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ad j .

fi l l} ,
<
t z’tm
'

(
sam .

(
bi d , or
j cfi Eff , tat i
’
2
ko
’
shi ,
(

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Bhal]
fi ffl
'
. .
, , 0 . a
, had ;
S s

( h ik )
s .

yun han
'

.
90 T HE CANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULA RY .

Hal f
)
,
n .

42, p
un .

Hal f él g} E
i
ne w and o ld, .

pun
I 3
san l l au
1
’
or has
,
2

A h lf
(
ck a kwo
3
y t
‘
‘
l
a ,
a
) pu ll .

H lf d H F3
g a oo r, ,
( yll l
<
m ll n ;
'

Must be h anded o ver,

Mj fifi .

) C
figfi Ffi pu t t mi n k z n kwo
‘
‘
,
n Sl .
pi t )
.

To h and o ver to 7
9 ?$
55 .

A do ll a r and a h l f {a 59
a ,

fi ’ ko pfl ll
) )

S
n ga ll
E
tS i l l
‘
i‘

. To h and o ve r mo ne y a?,

Hal f a ll figfi
)
do ar,
fififi ,
pflll (
kau ngan
E
ko
’
ngan
c E
ts i n ;
‘
"

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' )
To h d an o v er as a s ituat o n i (a

o
man wor kt o o ne,
& fi ffi ffi had

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'

as t te n, , lo k) k n i tso
‘
.

c
t l ln pli ll
’ ’
. Hand b k ac agai n,
IE] kan

4:
(

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pln l yat)
’
.
(
W il l .

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( ’

o m m iss io n o f a el ce nt, , s an _ kan

Efi ,
c
u Ié i l un
g
34
. C
'
l ass .

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fi t in
‘
.

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a
fig t
,
11. e ll g h i St ‘
ong_ Handl e , 21
m. p l .
, eng
’
i
‘
.

Cl E a lea
ass.
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,
c
n . Cl ass .

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‘
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ll .

am
Q

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l'
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n .
, fo t ‘
ui 2 .
( door ,

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3k ,
(
mtl n
'

o
c hu

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fig , (
ts ni
‘
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Cl ass .

1a , ko
)
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11 .

4 , s h au .
Cl ass .

M , li o

Cl ass . c ll ek
o T
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"

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(
mo , or
(
mo ,

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<
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F j] ,
71 .
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hi s an .

shau ll k Cl ass .

ffi ,

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)
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525 g} 1 5
, ka
’
s h al

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fi mS m
( a
E
’
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'

o ur i t i an s,
; ai ; mani
‘ ’ '
ne u , et '

(
h i'

s al .

fig ,
c
tsin
g c hi
)

U d th ha d g T f h u ha h
.

- Ho w
pfl g g
g
' ’
n er e n s a andso me, b, htun
‘ ‘
,

O h d d
n o ne th th an an on e o er,
 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA BULA R Y . 91

Hard , ad j . l .
( fi rm , so l id ) GE gi g
.
, a en
”
.

Hang , r .

’
(generally
)
to sus end p ), m y ( C o o ked h ard as h d b il d
a ar o e

s i ; ?
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egg ) ,

Hang up,
mg k wi , i he 1 .
T he egg is too h ard b il o ed,
m
Hang up t wo m o re,
fil g fifi
m , (or p p
ro er clas s ) , s i
.
’

(
to Lhek
o T ( hai ( an
5“
s a hp )
tak
>
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lo
a

(to h ang up to d ry), l g on .

(as c i rcums tanc es ), E m

3
,
‘
.

(a h m t)
c rimi na l p unis en ,
Rafi” V y h d { fi g kik m
er ar , )
‘
.

m
2
w (T h l t i
an e e as s o ften
( b i k ) Eé fii ki gi g
as
z
r c .
<
n n an .

mm ly p d by th Sa ;$
) (diffi l t) fl 3
co on ex ress e e next k n n o
.
cu ,
, , O

i id by h H d l b hi k g
(
mmi t a ngin )
(t o co su c e g , ar
fi I a o ur, o
un
)

E y) fi fifi g
a ( in
, J H d p (f m
ar u ,
or o ne ,

ti n
’
(
(
k eng )
(
sz .

( gn lo g k
an
(
n
(
an .

( t he h ead ) i
,
-
s
h ui
‘

(
tui ; li h d ( w k) fl ¥ fi i
env
-
ar , as or ,

05 1k » tar
, (
mi E
; ( 05 ) 35 B
(
ho san
(
fir .

wan S
"
2
( tag ) ( tai E
.
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fi fi a t . n n so

Happen
l
. r .

g (f ) , yu Hard l ines , (I nferna ll h d ) fi g]

y ar , ,

g ,
S
yatl , is
'

o ften used w h ere we

( yam
<
h ung .

wou d l h pp ( z
g ig
en
say a .

Harden , r . . chi ng ngang .

it h pp
As
Hardly ha g
soo n as a ens,
, ad v . c n ti
< o
z
yat yii .

Harel ip ,
an p ,
<
a ng
c
ha il .

Happ ily ffég oi

i k m
‘
adz ho ts
for afl lic ted ,
‘
The o ne so
.
,
.
,
a n c na e

fuk fig
.

Ha p piness , n .

m
a ,
)
; fuk)
(w h en s po ken to), BE fl , A
)

z
fan .

0
P ang

To o bt ain h pp i a ness ,
$
5 ,17n b .
(w pk h en s o e n o f, or s o me ti mes to ),

mug P Ha
< c
fuk) .

ang ir Tsai .
, (

Happy ,
‘
ad
fi g
j fan hé i ” 193 7s Cl ass .
E , ko
’
.

fat l k g fi lls yau i nk) ; ( BIL )

H l jg ft}
o
fi fi ken fir ;
, “ “

a ar ot, n .
, ,

(
c h o g m; jgfi
‘
n
5
,
c
ebo ng k g
ei ;
5 (

g , 16 kui ; I (
man

1fi ko
1m
Class
Cl
. , .
’
ass .
, ko .

Hardsh ip ifi kan nan ;

fig
71
b m ei
ar o , wo La , .
(

C lass 13 .
,
ko .
j
g , (
sen fir .
92 T HE CANTONESE MADE EASY VOC AB ULARY .

Greatest h ards h ip , Cl 5
ass h k r.
, c e o
‘
.

I (
H wk ”
, ’

fu
fi
4

ln
jb fi fan
san san
'

:
(
.
a er, n .
, s h ul .

Hardsh ips
(

$2 Thi t m i t ly
'

,
5 san
c
fll ; s er s ex ensive used in
> 2
fi fig fl ,
(
Ban
(
flJ ke
'

. sz Ho ngko n tr
; but no t so muc h l e se

h “
Harmonio us, ad j 1d] wo w
bE E sm ma i med
“
. .
ere, I ,

I n h armonio ns uni t y , E] 11] 5

{Bf I J‘ E E , tso em
"

mar

a
)

i wo he1
‘
, y t t un (
.

No t h m i ar w o n o us, or ant of har Ha wker of vegetablesi 1

9kBil ?:
man y Wi flfl p t SW
,
'

, a
)
0 .

(
t
‘
l

iu
r

(
k
1

wa ma r ts o r
, c )
‘
a ,
or tso r
n
l1

Harvest u .

M g ‘lfi
ffi h ,
<
s auko t (
Sll l

hau
‘

.
kens h on g ta m ( kn a ma r ts
‘
oi
a
ke
Hasten fi , v .

m ,
(
ko n far
)
.

A h wk a er s h an dgo ng, fr fl ,

Hasty my fi k ap , .
g,
.

D ti ng to ng

“Edam
o C,

Hawk er M arine , , n

C l ass .
IE ,
<
tengr,
’
or
(
nenv
fififi s h S a u mat ai na ( t ‘ung ai nz l l
)

E baZ tai m o
-
To put o n a ha t, l
m
“gg
.
o

A f l t (Chi e nese ) hat ,

e , Hawk er o f si lk (th d s rea s fo r em
c
kafi mo
é b id y
ro er an d th th io er ngs

Hatc h
Hatch es
, (as fi
k
eggs

2
) , ’

)
l ik t e na ure ),
ma l%
,
a .

Efi w i k , a oi .
kwfi lo .

Cl ’

Cl
:
ko
fl
ass . .
ass .
, ko
c
Hatc het fig fll f
’
‘
t
,
71 .
, _ ai
Hawser n
j tai
a
lam
?

m
, .

Cl ass .
,
(
pa .

Cl ass . tm .
(

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c

fi t] air
‘
, 11 . ts o ng .

Cl ass
M kc
)

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a ha
.
,
, n .
, .

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l
l? tsang ;
T
? (
tsang
He, pers .
pro. 1E ,
‘

k ui ‘
.

S
His , km ‘

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c J
.
,

Ha ul 11k oh e
c ‘
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Haul up, as a sail, fi

g ch e ko
‘
, .

Head, n . 1 .

E , c
t‘
au .

Hawk ME h fi -t S t h
, n , ma ying On the ead , ‘
au s on
a
( o ’
g .
 94 T HE C ANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA BULARY .

Heath en ,
71 .

1a m fi
H , pai hé Cl ass .

g , c hk e
o
’
r .

h n S
) )

<
s an ke ; {a {52 pi e gan
No te t h a t,
<
kai , l
a o ne, w ich h
is co mmo n to b th o gend ers, is
o ften used un ess spec ia l l attentio n

75 i is to be d ra wn to the fac t of the

St ‘
o ng .
fo w lb eing a 71m .

h th hi h)
In eave n, (fl ) f i Hencefor , (fro m t s time fo rt ,

(h a g) 4 V
J a
c
(or
‘
ai ) t
‘
ur t
‘
o ng ts ung
, (
a s 3
(or tsz ) kam yi 113 11 .

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s , ,
T in ‘
Her, pars pro 15 S h ui . .
,
‘
.

Hers E lla S k ai ke
’
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.
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C l ass .

fi , war .
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S
k ni tsz
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ke i .

K ingdo m of Heaven , Her and Hers ma v a so l mea n

k k ao o
.
li i m and h is . or it a nd its, or t h em

Hea v ilv ,
( 1110 .
or t h eirs .

S
a Ch i
‘
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‘
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,
.

Herc , (air . is rendered in nese by

Hea vy
S
i nteres t,
I fill c lr nng
t ish pl ace, o r rat er, h t h at IS to say,

fi x“ l s
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(

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( as rai n, etc ) ,
k , ta r .
p p
so me ap ro r iate no un re resentin
g p
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w .
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fing ; flip l kO
( pl ace) or (spo t) , e tc .
, “i
(
ha g C n .

Cl fi h k T ass .
, c e o
.

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:
g l h
!
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l u g o s o e, iai
c
c n .

1 sa w him ere,
fi fl ifi nfi lfi
c
_

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2
fifi te y k
E
g
a (
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)
.

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ui hai in
c

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e
fit S,
t ai ; i
ii
n i t ,
‘ - ‘
o .

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, .
g
fo ng

m
.

( ’ .
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T h l d th h l m fi o hoi e e c a.
( Bk),
‘
,
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S tan .
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ere, 1m ni

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.
(
ass n
shu
. .

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e s au
h k g
an, 11 .

(
s
‘
un .
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,

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’
.

ME h c
ai s hu
)
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(
hai
H lp fl g p ms ; 7] fi
e , 0 .

3 , or ,
c
o u i sh u asco , and
fi fl hj} ,

p ml (
2
ono
(r e . tato tel
2
c
fo ng, may be su sti tutedb
N h lp S
h l
fi fi fir E s if ,
‘

f it Z
o fi ) m e
e or , , fo r , in the ast t wo
he
13
“
)
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(
. sentenc es
; but , shu is mo re

figw
,

Hen . 72 .
,
(
ka i
(
mi .
co m mo nlv used i n s uc h co nnectio ns .
 THE C ANTO NESE M AD E EASY VOCABULARY . 95

Not h ere ,
g
n m (IR)E High way robberv, 11 .
31 ”gig ,
(
1 11 ko k

<
hai
t
ni sh u
)
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g , Ai ! 11111 n
,
LU h a .
,
(
s n .

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ii
ass s
s ai
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ts un
.
11 ,
.

, . .

(
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Heresy , k ai ’ o o e s,
ifl i fi
‘
11 .
’ ts e i .

1 1 hi
<
‘ 2
10
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g ,
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i i gi ngi nge nge

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u] ,

ha
_
2
F dj
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,

10 11
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s
h au ; , ha .
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p el .
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Hill district L
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.

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K ite, n . 1 .
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1 16 T HE CANTO NESE MAD E EASY VOCA B ULA RY .

Do you k no w who struc k yo u ? K no w edge l , n .

5 ki n
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L mp sh de gl ob n fi g
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m
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fi
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t
l tt l fl fi
g
2 km
ka me t
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11
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i j g mg
(
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sho hé i c hi po .

k ang
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2
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t
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a ho i xe, . s t .

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fi k P k t 111 o
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as a as as a a n f ant
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3 .
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k
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2
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pi i t
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fi fi
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fi (
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5 s hi n
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k ei ,
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t his si m ply m eans a date .
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a i i r
a Q. ai S n ,
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ean ac , as o n a c a r, ' ‘

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used l hOW w at
fi i ii t
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ang .
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s
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( brigh t) i f , , (
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a £2 fai n A fl h f l igh t as o ,
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Green ig t, l h ( nant .
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ni ng, n h i p lengfii .
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A fl h f l igh tning
‘
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r , nau .
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fig h i p y t S h i l nn
, s o
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l u th d l igh t ( L ike th i
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y l ik f} M hi t
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prep
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fi a a flfi k fi me i
f ilfl l ko nl tso (m tso than
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2 . an em
( pl oy er ) ,
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2
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t‘an D o es it mat ter ? i ,
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2
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below As M t
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Mi ion, n .
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man
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.

t k
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3 h o
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.

To mince fine , or s ma ll a fl y, ,

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$ 35
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,
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Cl
.

c c
ass .

so metimes so used .

Moderate, ad i pat to
M istress, n 1 .
(i n a fami ly c an be
.

h iu
.

pat) s
s o pk en of as
Aa) , ,
(
01
1 11
.

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4 kam ;
g} san

i Ag
.
c . , < , .

yan p o ;
‘
hu c yan

i t" 1
h
, < )
<
M odern ti mes; ; h as s ai
b lly)
.

kit ( is etter ; occ asio na O laf

fi fi S y c
hi
.
,
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fl
a dj an h m
‘
‘
s, c
b th l
. .
g (

( of a and the wi ves of

9g h p
ro e
Moist, ad j
.

. s a

)Q
,

foreigners l g ly tyl ed
y

figs y
are v u ar s g
,
Moisten, 21 .
, un .

fifi sz .
i
St ‘
au p o,
‘
01
,
S Moistened,
fl , yu
(of h l ) am105
a sc oo , , Mo l est,
fl S nan S w i , a .

See L dy f th t m
a or o er er s .
Moment, (an i ndefi ni te sho rt p eriod

h p t
(of a s
ao , e c .
,
of t ime),
fi dfifl ) y t h , a
)
c an
2

(
tu n g ks p ( ( i lly wh c
‘
o, oc cas o na en
(c kan); yut) c anh a
(
shi
ik
no t addressmg her)
Ep o
‘
, or the Mo naster (Tan) y n . 1 .
,
E ’ kwti n
wife of a ma n who may he s t yl e d, Bud ) egs wa s“
2
( g , , .

But no te t h at,
fifl fi '
,
(
ts ‘ z
(
t o ng
‘

No te t h t gfi
a , sz t
E
‘
au
,
v

l
a o ne is an A nces tra l Hall .

may mean mistress, 3 .

(Rom), fgfi fi
Cl ass .
M , ko
< yii n .

EQE
" mu
-
2
Misunderstand, v Cl g
E F55
3
111
; tso ; kan
.
’ ( ass , .

mg
“
yi fig g ,
(
t ‘engT ts‘o
Mo nda y ,
72 .
Sl ai pai
’
yat
$
‘
M ix, 0 .

fi kafi (
wan ;
3 i s] ,
Mo netar y matters,
a [I ngan

1g Q k ai i
’ ’
‘
t 111 wo ; ‘
wan
S 2
1
<
.
hau sz .

T o m ix (i s , put i n) sand wi t h Mone y 71. 1 .

(appl icabl e more p es ec ia lly
an y th i ng, o r mix wi th sand ,
fl to mo ne y as re resen e p t d by co i ns,

fl
* *
e tc .
)7
E
ngan ~
7 ts i n
E
‘

Mixed i n e uaq lp p ro ortio ns,

$ 5? (In a genera way the fo rmer m o re l
g kok pun l lly l
t

<
o
(
wan . usua re fers to s i ver and the
 THE CAN TONESE M AD E EASY VOCA BULARY . 1 43

l atter to co ppe r; but the fo ll wi g o n To tender for drawing the m one y

co m bi n ti a on is used as w l l) a e ,
in a mo ne yl oan asso c iatio n
;
s“
a ali wi n
3 ‘
t
fl ,
i
ts i n
?
ngan ,
s
.

(more used in an a stract sense b )) To draw the mone fro m y a mone y

a re .
a l
ga “ liing ;
‘

fi
l oan associa tio n,
fing , c a hp )

St a in
‘

2
n gan

M one y m atters are p ressing, The big p yma ents after drawing,
“
m
2
tai
t
ngan long kan .
fan .

Pp a er m o ne y a (b kan no tes )
The sma ll p y m a ents b efore draw

“
, .
,

d‘ fi
c
ing,
'

C si l1 fan
a chi
’
ngan .

Sm
,
(

pi i t w Mongo l , n.
i if , u ng
c
k wrx
'

(for sendi ng into the orld

,

s r

p Cl ass.
13 kc
)

“E
(

fi
, .

to the de arted ) c hi
,

Mo ngrel, ad j .
, tsa p )
i
c hung .

mg
n an
g
(
M on k 71 s ha n san g ;
fl fi]
yl Q i
,
Mo ne
.
, ,
o an assoc at ons, i i , wui ( (

)
3"
g
u

yl W111
,
Cl fl ass .
, ko
’
.

The tel p o mo ne ‘
y l oan assoc ia
M k y 1
on e , .
(the anim a l) fi , , m ,

lau
mfi é
.
a s ” o
t io n, té i wti i
’

, .

Cl ass.
é , cheko f
h t f u
.

To jo i n to get
( f a pil e driver),
er o or an as (

“ o 2 . o
1 ] ( or
a ) ta 5

fi g
’
ma w
o

tam) c h o ng c h ni
so c i ati o n, u ul <

fi fig (or
, ‘
( .
,
( C

To fo rm m yl oan assoc iatio n,

M ono p oly n p i S lam
afi
a o ne
, . ' al .

{a Q p ly E g g
’
tso wu i G e m nt m
‘

, ov rn e o no o ,

Mem b ers o f a mone yl oan asso cia

k k p S
a{ i
t Q w k a i hi m , o
(
ar

Qg
t c
tam
hai g S l ei
0

ti o n , Wi n n
, s
.
.
<

Mo nt hly y lo fi fi m hi l i g f g
mone assoc iatio n, 2
an M o nsoon, n .
‘
s n
c
nn .

B Q , yii tz wa s"
.
M th
on 1 (g n
,
ll y) fl yii tz
11 . . e era , , .

Y ly m y l
ear o ne oan association , 5? 2 ( th fi st f th m th ) E E
. e r o e on , ,

a S i wfii
,
s
u n
”
.

yii t Th i l m
,
th s a so eans e

T he meet ing for drawi ng the

b gi i g f m th
‘

e nn n o a on .

mo ne y fro m a mo ne y lo an asso
Cl M k ass. ,

g a hm mi Ch i
0
’
e l ati o n, i T h fi st d d f

k p y m nts to fif:
, <
. e r eca e o a nese

m nth 5
(
To ma
17)fi h km ‘
e a e , o , , c o .
‘ <

f th Ch i s
a The d d
’
k nng wur , ch nng
‘
d seco n eca e o e ne e
c (

m nth
c

fi h p k i
’

o y , s a e .
,
14 4 THE CANTONESE MADE EASY VOCA BUL A RY .

h
The t ird decade of the moon, (or
Chi nese mont h) fi g , , ye
2
, ovyzt
’ ’ 2
fu ll mont h , is ppl ied a to a c hild
o ne mon th o ld and l a so to o th er

Al ong month of 80 da s), y su bj ec ts .

B ?
yi i t, a n The feas t w h en a c h i l d i m th s a on

h mont h y
da s), ll fi Hfi
of S
A s ort 29
f m
'

o ld is ca ed a , r rn

j , j \ , yii t,
‘
sin . y ilt t i t
>
s o
.

:
The b eginni ng of a mont h B , E l ip
c f th
se o e moon, Bfi y ’ ut
z
shik )

The first inonth of the y I Haryest moon B h i k yut,

:
ear, , , s .
,

B New mo o n, g?B
'

,
c
chi ng yntz . , (
sun yirts
2
The seco nd, 1 5 vi
yut) , ( and Ls st quarter .

T yi n .

: g H
so o n ) . Th wit h ered moon, ts an

Fb y a mg
E
“
T he 2nd of e ruar

p yn ?m po f t
,

2 z g Mo a
Yi ng yi yii t, yi ho , ,
.
.

Cl ass 1a k
.

c ’
o
(and
,
so on
. .

) .

M rl ; t k h ng
z
h
Eig t month h y of t is ear,
é fi
o a s, a , a a .

i p t
G d m l
oo sh i o ra s , n tak
A B k m,
S c
a n n a
o
y li t
z
.

doll m th
More, 01 5 E c hnng ; t‘i m
15 a
.
, .

Ten ars a on ,
Is t h mo re ?
Efi fi
'

mH
ere any

Q
’
, shi p) ko ngan 2 S 5 ’
m!) a
'

chnng
< ?
t J ya11
ts i n yat> ko yii t)
‘
_ .

More than ten

+fi fi y ears,
h
,

M o numen t, n 1 ( in the form o f arc )

. . es ,
h p2 <
kei i
+ $fi 5
wfl j
s a n n, or
(
‘
i o ng
Sp m yn t l k
zu 2
llfi J hap)
,
.
r

m(g
n e o o o.
(

(an i mage)
(

Eg m
‘
2 .
, a . .
c t ung Th ere is so m m e ore,
tsiing
s’
.
( And h t is is w h th e er
c hnng
2 g
y an ti
"
.

m( th
o

m ade of co pp ; b
er rass, or iron), Mo re h t t an e n,
, or o er

h .
( of sto ne ) ,
5 s he k; Cl s ) fi g h p2 k S y n t
as .
, s a o
’ ‘

a
{
o .

M l g &X t hi
ore o r ,
ess,
(
o
‘
s u .

Cl ass .
1B , ko
’
M ily B
ore eas
5 k ng yi
2
, , a
’

Moon fl H Th i m t m 2 75
'

, u . l .
, yut yut) ere s ore o co e,
t'
o
kwong
15 h g y i t k l i c un
' “
et a a

Hg
.
s
T he moon is setting, , Th i l ittl m E fi nfi
ere s a e ore,
'

lokJ
(m ) h g y li ti
a “
, c un a
o

F i st qu te t fi h o g yi
r ar r,
.
’ s n
2
(
n .
Th i m 2 fi h ng
ere s o re,
, c u
'

F ll moon fl fi yii t min

u
S
, r ,
i
1 46 T HE CANTO NESE MADE EASY VOCA B ULARY .

(
shi
<
i ong;’
( vu l g ly
ar ca ed ll in 5 .
(very vu lg ar ) ,
w 5

Hongk ong) ,
all (
t‘ong ( fo ng .
Cl M k ass .
, o ;
,

fl , wai

the dea d in M th e i l w
o r- n- a 11 1
i fi
(fo r the of , . .
,
re po se
'

kit ‘ ‘

t ei r h co ffins unti l they can he ( Sp o , or

z p o .

sent h h o me to t eir o wn countrv

No t by th e sa me mo t h er,
gfi
n
%fl m St ung
S
In
S
1110
p p it i p
,

sid e, or a ro o us s ot fo und -

No t the same mo t h er as mi ne
f th i b i l ) k wu
,

“
or e r ur a n
i
Efi
,

%
(
z
§
”
ts o i c l1o ng
‘
c,
.

hai
"

k u ng
‘

11go rat ko
”

lo
S
mo
it y i E !
.

free mortuar yl
Q
2 t
) 9} mei
,
,
2 (3 1113 11 9 ngo i or
h
c o ng
0
y
The co fli n res ting i n the mortuar ,
Cl ass .
m , ko .

fi . M th
o er-oi -pea i l, 11 .

gfl
Cl ass El (
ki
z n s
mi)
Mosquito , n
Mo tio n (mo vement ) y]
.
6
, n . 1 .
,

Cl ass
g c heko f
mg]
. 2
k
.
,
u -
t1111g
y .

M q b
,
>
uito net, or c urta i n
os or ars, 11 .

A b solute mo t io n ,
aE , e ha n

fi ‘
fi l man
”!
c h un
g l l‘g
2
0
<

Cl ass
E t‘
o ng
pp r t 2
A mot io n, E
Rfi shi
. . ,
( a en

3
2
M ost, ad } .
,

)
<
to ;
j? g )
, tai i
(
to
Sh g an .

a , tsui ;
i , c hi .

A t m tiuo a c mo t io n,
5 a
l
.

M o st y , ad r .

g ,
(
to ;
(
to .

tuug
a
.

M th
’
o , 11 .

ff
fig [E ta ng
z
ngo .
C entrifuga l mo no
o

mgfi [11 fl ,

Cl ass
5 c hm
e
o Cl ei oh ung Sh ung .

M th l (commo nly ) %fl
”

Io
£ 111 ??t
o er, 11 ,
Centri pital mo t io n,
. .

5 t
mo, mo
h Sh
.

01
C ung ang .

(
2 ( l it ly ) fl fi mo ts‘nn Ci l
po
a ff
e
mo t io n,
.
, ,
rcu ar
,
3 .

( ld zu
p k 1 ess, o r s o e n o f, by o t hei s ,
Sh g an ,

) 3 (a vg L gm
as « »
,
M ot io n, a ws o f, ,

2
lai

P pet l
er ua mo tio n ,
7Ti Eb
h il d W fi w
,
Mo t h er a nd c , ,
tung
z
.

l on g tsai 111 ( H , tsai, 1s he1 e mo ti on of a l

de i berative b dy )
o ,

e it h male fema l S
a
er or e
yi t un
.

Mo t h er and t wo h il d E fifl Motio n
(

g bi
c , ,
c arried , ,
i (

f
im
sa tsai na. s hin
g ,
c
 T HE CA N TO NESE MADE EASY VOCA B ULA RY . 1 47

M o tio n, Or igi na l E fi . ,
( you Mount
t
of p h o togra ph , n .

Q“
run . cln .
(

Mo tion p o po r sed ,
{5 (
c h ‘
o ng Cl ass .
(
c h o ng
fl . fai l
)
.

S
Mo unt, L
‘

y1 l I (ascend) sho ng
'
.
.
.
, .

2 5
Mo t io n seco nded ,
fl fi , 11 0
5 12 2 .
(as ph o to gra ph s ) ,
fififi pi n
Mo tio n, To ma k e a,
$3 ,
‘
kui ugun
a (
c hi

Mountai n, 71 .

M o tio n , To seco nd 11,

El] fi n
Cl ass .
M k
2 5
c ho 51 ,
To go by m o unta in ro ads .
fl LI]
Mo tio n, To take a vo te 0 11 a,
fit ( 5g) i n
‘
m ( shun (16 ) hui 3 ’
.

511 1
1 1 110 11111
1
,

Mo t i ve n
Ea ts i ng 51 11
‘
.
, .

S $

2
Mo tor, 11.
a 1] {fi ti n lik
2
kei .
A to m b , i t is to be no ted , is
Cl ass .

Q , cal ed l a Ll] E
a ,
(
shan
S
‘
t rul
'

M o to r car, or tram . 11 .
( i f el ectric ) . Mo unta in range,
u] g shzl n

s
lengf;
”J (
h
s an
J ung, or

C l ass .

fig ,
“fungi
Mo uld, 13 .

fi i mo s h ik )
. Mo urn, r . i f; 5 tm
’
so n"
i 55 ,

C l ass .

fl . ko
,
. i huk
)
.

Mo u d, l i
'
.
fi fi ' c aih )

E
mo ;
‘

fig Mo urn ng i , n .

QH
E (
song fuk) .

hi m H
t

fi
( ‘
c n
g z mo ; 111 To put on mo urni ng, ,

l
Mo u ded, ml] .
( a rch ) ,
mg . c h ‘
ut

C mpl ti f tim
Mo urning . o e on o e for
”E
b yfi l k2 S m
'

M o ulded
g
u un
ars ( as at doo m), .

t h
2
b Mo us j \ fy § put
) ’ f
c
'
an si n ac es , n .
.
Q
tsz so.
c

Cl ass .

m .
p i tv ; but t
‘
h ese

mo uid bric k
To s.
H] fi n bo t h re fer to o nlv h lf
a of the

(
chnn .
mo us ta c h es . t he w hl o e is ca ll ed.

A m o u de r
)
l of
)
b i k Enpg’fi
r c s,
mm; ml (“f Sl o ng p at )
‘

chii n ke ‘
f an
(or p i t
'
.
( _

Cl fl ass .
, ko
’
.
Mo ut h . n.
D
‘

hai
M l di g t jgfi Cl
ou n s o wi ndo ws ,
11 . . ass .
fl , lco

M out fu h l , u .
[I] ye t
i
h an

Cl ass .

yut> tom
!
1 48 THE C N A TONES E MAD E EA SY VO CA BULA RY .

Move, v . 1 .
fi" , yuk> z a “
Q , yuk) I s muc h h igh er,
E; 15 g , ko
tung i nk to

m
, (

2 .
(remove), .
‘pun . Not muc h pl eased , “
E5 n3
Mo ve (it)away , Wi
’
un hui um hé i
‘
g <p .
m o to

wm,
.
<
c
Move (it) 0 6 , or a wa , y
un hoi
( p .
Mud , Wh mp a oa, n
fifi fi
'

Wo ng
h
. .
2 S
Move the
‘

and do wn, int

nan.

Mudd y , arl i .
$
5 , c huk
a
.

Mo ve, To, h mg
o use, , ( pun uk
)
.
Cl g h k r XE p f b
ass , c e
'
,
‘
t
)
.

Mo ve , To , s o h p
wfifi k ,
(p
li n
'

po
‘
’
. Mul tipl i tio n i h ing fat
ca n, .

‘
s
e
.

Movement,n (as by a M ltipl ic ti n t bl

‘
. o cott in ,
g u n
n 7L k u
a o ,
a e, .
, n

g wo
’
. kwe .

Cl ass. ch
s
‘
i mg .