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2 According to such a way, 依住噉樣 ꜀yi chü꜅ ꜂kòm yöng*; 照依噉, chiú꜄ ꜀yí ꜂kòm. According to that, 照噉樣, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm yöng*. According to the old way, 照舊一樣, chíú꜄ kaú꜅ yat꜆ yöng꜅.


 * Account,
 * n.
 * 數(目), shò꜄ (muk꜇). Class. 條 ꜁t‘íú; (less often), 張 ꜀chöng. Account in dollars, 元數, ꜁yün shò꜄. Account in taels, 兩數, ꜃löng shò꜄.
 * (a bill) 單, ˳tán*. Make out a bill, 開單, ꜀hoí ˳tán* In charge of the accounts, 管數, ꜂kwún shò꜄. Account, On, of, 因(爲), ꜀yan waí꜅. On account of what? 爲乜呢, Waí꜅ mat꜆ ꜀ní?


 * Accountant,
 * n.
 * 掌櫃, ꜂chöng kwai*. Class. 個 ko꜄; (politely) 位 waí꜅ (or sometimes waí*).


 * Accumulate,
 * v.
 * 租埋, tsik꜆ ꜁máí.


 * Ache,
 * v.
 * 𤷫, ts‘ek˳; 痛, t‘ung꜄. No aches or pains, 冇病痛, ꜃mò peng꜅† t‘ung꜄.


 * Acknowledge,
 * v.
 * 認, ying꜅.


 * Acquainted with,
 * 識, shik꜆. Mutually acquainted, 相識, ꜀söng shik꜆; 兩家相識, ꜁löng ˳ká* ꜀söng shik꜆. To be slightly acquainted with, 相識下, ꜀söng shik꜆ há*.

2. (accustomed to), 熟, shuk꜇; 慣, kwán꜄. Acquainted with any work, 熟手 shuk꜇ ꜂shaú; 熟行, shuk꜇ ꜁hong. Accustomed to do it, 慣做, kwán꜄ tsò꜅.


 * Act,
 * n.
 * 1. [sic] (of a play), 一本戲, yat꜆ ꜂pún heí꜄héí꜄ [sic]; 一出戲, yat꜆ ch‘ut꜆ héí꜄.


 * Act,
 * v.
 * 做, tsò꜅. To act in that silly way, 整成個啲衰樣, ꜂ching ꜁sheng† ko꜄ ˳ti* ꜀shuí yöng*. (This is a woman's phrase).


 * Act,
 * n.
 * (a deed), 事, sz꜅. Class 件 kín꜅. See Action. Acts of kindness, 仁愛嘅事, ꜁yan oi꜄ ke꜄ sz꜅.


 * Action,
 * n. (physical), 舉動, ꜂kuí tung꜅.
 * (deeds), 行爲, ꜁hang (or ꜁háng) waí꜅; 事, sz꜅. Action, A good, 一塲好心事, yat꜆ ꜁ch‘öng ꜂hò ꜀sam sz꜅.


 * Add,
 * v.
 * 加, ꜀ká; 添, ꜀t‘im; 打, ꜂tá. To add more, 加多, ꜀ká ꜀to; 加多啲, ˳ká* ˳to* ˳ti*. To add some more, 加啲添, ꜀ká ˳ti* ꜀t‘im. To add more of a severe punishment, 加重嚴辦, ꜀ká ꜃ch‘ung ꜁yím pán꜅. Five added to seven, 五個打七個, ꜃ng ko꜄ ꜂tá ts‘at꜆ ko꜄.


 * Address,
 * n.
 * 住趾, chü꜅ ꜂chí. Address v. 1. (a person), 稱呼 ꜀ch‘ing ꜀fú.