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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 ꜁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꜆.
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- Advise,
- v.
- 勸, hün꜄.
- Affair,
- n.
- 事幹, sz꜅ kòn꜄; 事情, sz꜅ ꜁ts‘ing.
Class, 樁, ꜀chong; (or more commonly), 件, kín.꜅
- 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꜅.
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