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 2. (a letter), 寫信皮, ꜂se sun꜄ ꜁p‘éí.


 * Adherent,
 * n.
 * 黨羽, ꜂tong ꜃yü.


 * Admit,
 * v.
 * (to allow entrance to), 俾入, ꜂péí yap꜇.
 * (to acknowledge, as a fault), 認, ying꜅. Admit him, 俾佢入嚟, ꜂péí ꜃k‘uí yap꜇ ꜁laí. Admitting it as a fact, 就是, tsaú꜅ shí꜅.


 * Admonish,
 * v.
 * 勸, hün꜄.


 * Adorn,
 * v.
 * 修飾, ꜀saú shik꜆.


 * Adult,
 * n.
 * 大(個)人, táí꜅ (ko꜄) ꜁yan. (This may simply mean a big man, especially with the classifier). 長大成人, ꜂chöng táí꜅ ꜁sheng† ꜁yan.


 * Adulterer,
 * n.
 * 情人, ꜁t‘sing꜁ts‘ing [sic] ꜁yan. Class. 個, ko꜄


 * Adultery,
 * n.
 * 姦淫, ꜀kán ꜁yam. To commit adultery. 行淫 ꜁háng (or ꜁hang) ꜁yam.


 * Advance,
 * v.
 * (to proceed), 進, tsun꜄; 上前, ꜃shöng ꜁ts‘in; 前去, ꜁ts‘in huí꜄.
 * (money), 借, tse꜄. To pay in advance. 上期俾, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜂péí. Rent payable in advance, 上期租, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜀tsò. To buy goods in advance of arrival, 買花, ꜃máí ˳fá*.


 * Advantage,
 * n.
 * (a place or position of), 好處, ꜂hò ch‘ü꜄.
 * (profit), 益, yik꜆.


 * Advise,
 * v.
 * 勸, hün꜄.


 * Affair,
 * n.
 * 事幹, sz꜅ kòn꜄; 事情, sz꜅ ꜁ts‘ing. Class, 樁, ꜀chong; (or more commonly), 件, kín.꜅kín꜅. [sic]


 * Affect,
 * v.
 * (to move), 感動, ꜂kòm tung꜅.
 * (concern), 𨵿(涉), ꜀kwán (shíp˳). Affected tones, ogling eyes, and expressive face, 聲聲色色, ꜀shing ꜀shing shik꜆ shik꜆.


 * Affections,
 * n.
 * 心腸, ꜀sam ꜁ch‘öng; 情, ꜁ts‘ing.


 * Afraid
 * adj.
 * 慌, ꜀fong; 怕, p‘á꜄; 驚, ꜀keng†. Afraid it is so, 怕係噉, p‘á꜄ haí꜅ ꜂kòm.


 * After,
 * prep. and adv.
 * 後, haú꜅. After all, 到底, tò꜄ ꜂taí. After finishing talking, 講完之後, ꜂kong ꜁yün ꜀chí haú꜅. After the New Year, 過(唨)年(之後), kwo꜄ (꜂ch‘o) ꜁nín (꜀chí haú꜅). After he came down, 佢落嚟之後, k‘uí lok laí chí haú. After that manner, 照噉, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm. After several months had passed, 過嘵幾個月, kwo꜄ ˳híú* ꜂kéí ko꜄ yüt꜇. After that matter, 個件事之後, ko꜄ kin꜅ sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅. After these matters, 呢啲事之後, ꜀ni ˳ti* sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅.