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 Vocabulary of Words and Phrases.



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 * 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꜃yöng [sic] 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.
 * 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꜄tsoí꜅ [sic] 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,
 * 照, chíú꜄; 照依, chíú꜄ ꜀yí; 依住, ꜀yí chü꜅; 依舊, ꜀yí kaú꜅.