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星期
星期
(n)
sing1 kei4
week
一個星期有七日。
一個星期有七日。
jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 jau5 cat1 jat6
There are seven days in a week.
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年
年
(n)
nin4
year
一年度
一年度
jat1 nin4 dou6
one calendar year
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今天
今天
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gam1 tin1
today
今天是九月十日星期六。
今天是九月十日星期六。
gam1 tin1 si6 gau2 jyut6 sap6 jat6 sing1 kei4 luk6
Today is Saturday, September 10th.
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明天
明天
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ming4 tin1
tomorrow
明天見!
明天見!
ming4 tin1 gin3
See you tomorrow!
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昨天 [written form]
昨天 [written form]
zok3 tin1
yesterday
我昨天請假一天。
我昨天請假一天。
ngo5 zok3 tin1 cing2 gaa3 jat1 tin1
I took a day off yesterday.
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日曆
日曆
(n)
jat6 lik6
calendar
一年度
一年度
jat1 nin4 dou6
one calendar year
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秒
秒
(n)
miu5
second
秒錶到數只剩下五十八秒。
秒錶到數只剩下五十八秒。
miu5 biu1 dou3 sou2 zi2 sing6 haa6 ng5 sap6 baat3 miu5.
There are fifty eight seconds left on the stopwatch.
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小時
小時
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siu2 si4
hour
一小時有六十分鐘。
一小時有六十分鐘。
jat1 siu2 si4 jau5 luk6 sap6 fan1 zung1
There are 60 minutes in an hour.
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分鐘
分鐘
(n)
fan1 zung1
minute
三分鐘
三分鐘
saam1 fan1 zung1
three minutes
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點
點
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dim2
o'clock
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時鐘
時鐘
(n)
si4 zung1
clock
鬧鐘
鬧鐘
naau6 zung1
alarm clock
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能
能
(v)
nang4
can
能吃
能吃
nang4 hek3
can eat
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用
用
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jung6
use
程式設計員用電腦。
程式設計員用電腦。
cing4 sik1 cit3 gai3 jyun4 jung6 din6 nou5.
The programmer uses the computer.
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做
做
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zou6
do
女人做家務。
女人做家務。
neoi5 jan2 zou6 gaa1 mou6.
The woman does housework.
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去
去
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heoi3
go
直去
直去
zik6 heoi3
go straight ahead
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來
來
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loi4
come
女孩曾經走近攝錄機。
女孩曾經走近攝錄機。
neoi5 haai4 cang4 ging1 zau2 kan5 sip3 luk6 gei1.
The girl came towards the video camera.
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笑
笑
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siu3
laugh
情侶因開玩笑而笑。
情侶因開玩笑而笑。
cing4 leoi5 jan1 hoi1 wun6 siu3 ji4 siu3.
The couple laughs at a joke.
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做
做
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zou6
make
女傭正在酒店房間整理床。
女傭正在酒店房間整理床。
neoi5 jung4 zing3 zoi6 zau2 dim3 fong4 gaan1 zing2 lei5 cong4.
The maid is making the bed in a hotel room.
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看
看
(v)
hon3
see
遊客看了日落。
遊客看了日落。
jau4 haak3 hon3 liu5 jat6 lok6.
The tourists watched the sunset.
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遠
遠
(adj)
jyun5
far
車站離這裡很遠。
車站離這裡很遠。
ce1 zaam6 lei4 ze2 leoi5 han2 jyun5.
The station is far from here.
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細
細
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sai3
small
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好
好
(adj)
hou2
good
吃蔬菜對身體好。
吃蔬菜對身體好。
hek3 so1 coi3 deoi3 san1 tai2 hou2.
Vegetables are good for you.
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美麗
美麗
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mei5 lai6
beautiful
她很美麗。
她很美麗。
taa1 han2 mei5 lai6.
She is beautiful.
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醜
醜
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cau2
ugly
醜樣
醜樣
cau2 joeng2
ugly face
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困難
困難
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kwan3 naan4
difficult
英文很難。
英文很難。
jing1 man2 han2 naan4.
English is difficult.
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