Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3̌
Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1

Cantonese finals 6 (aau – au)

II. Contrastive pairs
No.
Example
English
Example
English
1
(搞掂)
gaau2 dim6
Finish / done
九點
gau2 dim2
Nine o’clock
2
(貓係度)
maau1 hai2 dou6
Cat is here
(痞係度)
mau1 hai2 dou6
Squatting here
3
(搞錯)
gaau2 co3
Get messed up
韭菜
gau2 coi3
Chinese chives
4
貓屎
maau1 si2
Cat’s excrement
滑鼠
waat6 syu2 (mau1 si2)
Computer mouse