Glossory

English to Cantonese:

Initials
English
Cantonese
Initials
English
Cantonese
C
Chung Yeung festival
cung4 joeng4 zit3 (重陽節)
D
dragon lung4 (龍)
clean
cing1 git3 (清潔)
dress lin4 ji1 kwan4 (連衣裙)
competition
bei2 coi3 (比賽)
dry gon1 cou3 (乾燥)
cool
loeng4 faai3 (涼快)
E
Easter fuk6 wut6 zit3 (復活節)
D
costume
fuk6 zong1 (服裝)
eat hek3 dung1 sai1 (吃東西) (sik6 je3)
custom
zaap6 zuk6 (習俗)
entrance jap6 hau2 (入口)
dark
sam1 (深)
especially dak6 bit6 (特別)
decide
kyut3 ding6 (決定)
F festival zit3 jat6 (節日)
devil
mo1 gwai2 (魔鬼)
finally zeoi3 hau6 (最後)
does/ do not have
mut6 jau5 (沒有) (mou5)
finish jyun4 sing4 (完成)
dog
gau2 (狗)
first of all sau2 sin1 (首先)
don’t … have to
bat1 jiu3……,jiu3…… (不要……要……)(m4 hou2……,jiu3……)
food sik6 mat6 (食物)
dots
jyun4 dim2 (圓點)
Friday sing1 kei4 ng5 (星期五)