Glossory

Cantonese to English :
Initials
Cantonese
English
 Initials
Cantonese
English
B baan6（辦）(gaau2) hold C cing1 git3 (清潔) clean
bak6 sik1 (白色) white cing1 ming4 zit3 (清明節) Ching Ming festival
bat1 co3 (不錯) (m4 co3) good/ not bad cing2 (請) (ceng2) ask/ invite
bat1 jiu3 (不要) (m4 hou2) not to cing2 man6 (請問) (ceng2 man6) please tell me
bat1 jiu3 ……，jiu3…… (不要……要……) (m4 hou2……，jiu3……) don’t … have to cing4 tin1 (晴天) sunny
bei2 coi3 (比賽) competition co1 kap1 (初級) junior
bui3 sam1 (背心) vest coeng4 (長) long
C caam1 gaa1 (參加) take part in cung4 joeng4 zit3 (重陽節) Chung Yeung festival
caang2 sik1 (橙色) orange D daap6 hei3 kau4 (踏氣球) (caai2 bo1) balloon tag
can1 jau5 (親友) relatives dak6 bit6 (特別) especially
can3 saam1 (襯衫) (seot1 saam1) shirt dang1 lung4 (燈籠) lanterns
cat1 si4 (七時) (cat1 dim2 zung1) seven o’clock dang1 sik1 (燈飾) illumination
cau1zoeng2 (抽獎) lucky draw dang2 (等) wait
ci2 ngoi6 (此外) / waan4 jau5 (還有) (zung6 jau5) besides dang2 jat1 wui6 (等一會) (dang2 jat1 dang2) please wait
ci4 dou3 (遲到) late dei6 dim2 (地點) place
cin2 (淺) light deoi3 liu5 (對了) (deoi3 lak3) that’s right
cin4 tin1 (前天) (cin4 jat6) the day before yesterday dyun1 ng5 zit3 (端午節) Tuen Ng Festival