A
- A,
- a.
- 一, yat꜆.
The classifier is often used instead of the indefinite article in English.
- Ability,
- n.
- 能, ꜁nang; 才能, ꜁ts‘oí ꜁nang; 能幹, ꜁nang kòn꜄.
The right hand has great ability, 右手極其能幹, yaú꜅ ꜂shaú kik꜇ ꜁k‘éi ꜁nang kòn꜄. (Bk.)
- Able,
- v.
- 會, ꜃wúi; 能 ꜁nang (nang not used so much as in books).
Not able, 不能, pat꜆ ꜁nang; 唔會, ꜁m ꜃wúi.
- 得, tak꜆, is used with the principal verb of the sentence with the sense of able. It then follows it.
- Able to bring up, 養得出嚟 ꜂yöng tak꜆ ch‘ut꜆ ꜁laí.
Able to see that—, 睇得出係——, ꜂t‘ai tak꜆ ch‘ut꜆ haí꜅——.
- Aboard,
- adv.
- (在)船上, (tsoí꜅) ꜁shün shöng꜅; 喺船(處), ꜂haí ꜁shün shü꜄.
- Above,
- prep.
- 上, shöng꜅; 上高, shöng꜅ ꜀kò.
In heaven above, 喺天上, ꜂haí ꜀t‘ín shöng꜅.
- About,
- prep.
- 1. (round), 周圍, ꜀chaú ꜁waí.
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- 2. (more or less), 上下, shöng꜅ há⊇*; 度, tò⊇*.
About the same, 咁上下, kòm꜄ shöng꜅ há⊇*.
- Abroad,
- adj.
- 外, ngoí꜅; 在外 tsoí꜄ ngoí꜅.
To go abroad, 出外, ch‘ut꜆ ngoí꜅.
Coming from abroad, 喺外嚟, ꜂haí ngoí꜅ ꜁laí.
- Abscond,
- v.
- 走路去 ꜂tsaú lò⊇* huí꜄.
- Absolutely,
- adv.
- 總, ꜂tsung.
- Abstain,
- v.
- (from), 戒, káí꜄.
Abstain from wine, 戒酒, káí꜄ ꜂tsaú.
- (from animal food, as vegetarians), 食齋, shik꜇ ꜀cháí.
- Abstruse,
- adj.
- 深, ꜀sham.
- Abuse,
- v.
- 罵, má꜅.
Abuse and scold, 羞辱, ꜀saú yuk꜇.
- Accident,
- n.
- 意外嘅事, yí꜄ ngoí꜅ ke꜄ sz꜅.
Class. 件, kín꜅.
Accident from iron material or weapon, 鐵打, t‘ít˳ ꜂tá.
- Accomplish,
- v.
- 成(就), ꜁shing (tsaú꜅).
- According to,
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- 照, chíú꜄; 照依, chíú꜄ ꜀yí; 依住, ꜀yí chü꜅; 依舊, ꜀yí kaú꜅.
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