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syun1 coi3酸菜

Jyutpingsyun1 coi3
Yalesyūn choi

Definition

Pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage.

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士撻士挞
Starter; an ignition or startup device for machinery.
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A film or video that has been subtitled.
se1 siu2
些少
A little bit; a small amount.
sau2 gan2
手緊手紧
Short of money, or strict in grading and marking.
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  • LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
  • Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
  • 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
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