My Dictionary of Hong Kong Cantonese: May 2018

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

拂 /faak3/

VERB

(hold a long and thing thing to) sway (the far end of it).
揸住一支嘢嘅一頭去郁動另一頭。

Example sentences
「炒蛋要先將蛋嘅蛋黃同蛋白拂勻，再一邊煎一邊慢慢炒，唔可以將嚿蛋炒散。」(to beat eggs with chopsticks)
「快啲去燒嘢食，唔好揸住支叉喺度拂嚟拂去，好易拮親人㗎。」
「點樣跳繩？每隻手都揸住一個繩頭，然後向外伸出，雙手同時將繩喺頭上面向前拂，再喺腳下面向後拂，當繩拂到腳之前就跳起，跟住一直咁唔停拂條繩。」

Collocations
勻、好

See also
攪、揈
(of an upright long and thin thing with the lower end attached to something) sway.
一支棟喺度嘢嘅下面嗰頭黐咗喺度，上面嗰頭就郁嚟郁去。

Example sentences
「我睇住兩支水撥拂嚟拂去，睇到眼花。」(windscreen wipers swing)
「好大風呀，吹到支天線杆拂吓拂吓，唔知會唔會冧落嚟，行快啦。」(to sway a pole)
「發生乜事？點解個氣壓計支針唔停咁拂嘅？」(the pointer of barometer keeps waggling)

Collocations
嚟、去、吓

See also
搖、揈

Sunday, 27 May 2018

種 /zung2/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for groups or types of things or people with some similar properties.
分類數目嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「動物園有超過二十種動物。」
「呢幾種氣體都係有毒，包括一氧化碳。」
[Reduplication]「嘩！乜你屋企咁多樂器，種種樂器都有幾件，仲有個小提琴係古董嚟㗎。」(every type)

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、動物、植物、生物、星體、車、船、飛機、人、貓、狗、雀仔、魚、電器、機器、樂器、食物

See also
呢、嗰、邊、個、隻、部
Counting unit for languages, dialects, accents, etc.
語言、文字、方言、口音之類嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「我個老師識得講六種語言。」
「我可以分得出英國、美國、印度三種英文口音。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、文字、語言、方言、口音

See also
呢、嗰、邊

NOUN

Animals, plants, seeds, parts of plants or bacteria are kept for breeding and reproduction.
用嚟配種或繁殖嘅動物、植物、種子、植物嘅部份或細菌。
Example sentences
「嗰幾棵絲瓜要生老嚟留種。」
「喺豬欄入面隻豬公唔可以劏，要留番嚟配種。」
「有冇聽過好貓唔留種？」
「每次都要食剩少少乳酪，留番下次嚟做種。」

Collocations
配、留、做

See also
配種

自動自覺 /zi6 dung6 zi6 gok3/

ADVERB
(of a person especially child) do or complete (one's duties) without reminder by others.
指人，特別係小朋友，會自己主動去做應該要做嘅事。

Example sentences
「阿仔終於識得放學返嚟就自動自覺做功課。」
「咁大個人要識得自動自覺去做，唔使再要人提住。」

自閉症 /zi6 bai3 zing3/

NOUN
Autism
自閉症係一種先天嘅發展障礙，有自閉症嘅人喺社交溝通、語言同埋行為（固執嘅行為同埋狹窄嘅興趣）三方面都有不同程度嘅困難。

Example sentences
「如果小朋友有自閉症，越早確診越好，因為六歲前係接受訓練嘅黃金期。」
「自閉症嘅小朋友都要去做物理治療、職業治療同埋言語治療，因為佢哋都有發展遲緩。」

Collocations
有、確診、懷疑

See also
亞氏保加症、自閉症譜系障礙

自己 /zi6 gei2/

PRONOUN

Pronoun equivalent to the reflexive form of pronouns in English, myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves or themselves.
當受詞同埋主詞都係講緊同一人或物時，用嚟代替受詞。
Example sentences
「我整親自己。」
「佢煮俾自己食。」
「你要好好照顧自己。」
「小明淨係顧住自己。」
「啲好嘢我梗係留番俾自己啦。」

Collocations
自己、我、我哋、你、你哋、佢、佢嘅、佢哋

See also
代詞、自己人、自己友
Emphatic pronoun equivalent to the reflexive form of pronouns in English, myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves or themselves.
用嚟強調主詞嘅代詞。
Example sentences
「我自己做，唔使麻煩你。」
「佢自己煮嚟食。」
「你自己攞嚟，唔好怪人。」
「小明自己做咗喇，冇等埋你。」

Collocations
自己、我、我哋、你、你哋、佢、佢嘅、佢哋

See also
代詞

支 /zi1/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for long-shaped things that can be held with a hand.
可以用一隻手揸住嘅長形物體嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「呢扎花有一打十二支，你將啲梗剪走，再每兩朵用絲帶穿起。」
「歌仔都有唱啦，一支竹會易折彎，幾支竹一扎斷折難。」

Collocations
筆、木顏色、鉛筆、原子筆、蠟筆、顏色筆、畫筆、唇筆、唇膏、飲管、咪、木棍、牙簽、針、叉、煙、雪茄、樹枝、火柴、竹、花、香、支支冰、望遠鏡

See also
量詞、條、碌
Counting unit for liquids in glass bottle.
裝喺長頸玻璃樽嘅液體嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「剩番三罐可樂咋，最後一支可樂俾我飲埋喇。」
「記得買兩樽鮮奶同埋豉油、白醋各一支。」

Collocations
可樂、汽水、酒、啤酒、紅酒、白酒、伏特加、白蘭地、豉油、醋

See also
量詞、樽、罐
Counting unit for guns except handguns, spears or spear-like weapons.
槍但唔包括手槍、長矛或者類似長矛嘅武器嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「海關喺一艘菲律賓嘅貨船度，搵到十把手槍同五支長槍。」
「中國嘅槍係一支長矛，又點會夠鬼佬嘅槍打呀？」

Collocations
矛、英槍、槍、長槍、散彈槍、機關槍、衝鋒槍

See also
量詞、把、手槍
Counting unit for arrows or rockets.
箭或者火箭嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「佢一聽到話佢嘅偶像嚟緊，就一支箭咁跑咗出去。」
「喺2016年，已經有私營嘅美國公司喺三日之內，回收同一支火箭發射兩次。」

Collocations
箭、火箭

See also
量詞、條、碌

遮 /ze1/

VERB
Place something on the top of or in front of something in order to hide it.
將一樣嘢擺喺另一樣嘢嘅上面或者下面，利令到其他人睇唔到佢。

Example sentences
「快啲搵嘢遮住，唔好俾人見到。」
「遮實啲呀，俾人見到就好麻煩。」

Collocations
住、咗、緊、開、完、實

See also
擋、冚

NOUN
Umbrella used for protection against sun or rain.
可摺合嘅工具，用嚟遮太陽或者擋雨。

Example sentences
「落雨梗係要擔遮㗎啦，快啲開遮喇。」
「冇雨啦，可以收遮。」
「把遮俾風吹得反咗。」

Collocations
把、擔、開、收

See also
雨褸、水、落雨

衞星 /wai6 sing1/

NOUN
Celestial object orbiting a planet.
【科學】圍繞行星運行嘅天體。

Example sentences
「木星係太陽系有最多衛星嘅行星，截至2018年為止，科學家一共發現咗63粒衞星。」
「月球係地球為一嘅衞星。」
「木衞三係太陽係內最大嘅衞星。」

Collocations
粒、有

See also
月球、行星、人造衞星、軌道

梳 /so1/

NOUN
Comb or hairbrush.
用嚟整順番頭髮嘅有柄工具。

Example sentences
「幫我遞把梳過嚟。」
「洗完頭自己去個櫃桶度攞風筒同梳。」
「啲梳剩番十把就買晒，快啲去訂貨啦。」
「唔使用手指梳頭㗎，有梳丫嘛。」

Collocations
遞、把、有、冇

See also
風筒、篦

VERB
Comb (hair).
用梳整順番頭髮。

Example sentences
「每朝起身梗要梳頭㗎啦，唔通成個癲婆咁出街。」
「你想梳個乜嘢頭？」
「我今日想梳番個蛋撻頭。」
「乜出面好大風咩？你個頭亂晒嘅？快啲去梳吓啦。」
「洗完頭趁頭髮未乾，快啲用把梳梳番順啲頭髮啦。」

Collocations
頭、頭髮、梳、要、個、去、吓、番

See also
紮、洗、吹

CLASSIFIER
Counting unit for things with comb-like structure.
梳嘅形狀嘅嘢量詞。

Example sentences
「上到人屋企，唔可以淨係得兩梳蕉。」
「今日啲蕉大減價，我買咗一梳返嚟。」
「點解你嗰碗魚翅有咁多梳翅㗎？」

Collocations
蕉、魚翅

See also
量詞、隻、一梳梳

小朋友 /siu2 pang4 jau5/

NOUN

Young human being below the age of puberty.
仲未到青春期嘅細路。
Example sentences
「小朋友係社會未來嘅棟樑。」
「卡通片係小朋友嘅至愛。」
「今次活動可以俾一百個小朋友參加。」
「呢位小朋友可以得到我哋嘅特別大獎。」
「社區中心每個暑假都會搞好多暑期活動俾小朋友。」

Collocations
係、嘅、個、位

See also
細路、細蚊仔、BB、𡃁仔、𡃁妹、大人、小孩子、兒童
Daughter or son being below the age of puberty.
仲未到青春期嘅仔女。
Example sentences
「你有幾多個小朋友？」
「我嘅小朋友五歲。」

Collocations
係、個、嘅

See also
仔女
Used as friendly way of addressing a person or people being below the age of puberty.
對仲未到青春期嘅細路嘅有善稱呼。
Example sentences
「小朋友係唔應該講大話，你以後唔好講大話。」
「小朋友唔玩得，大家下次先玩啦。」

Collocations
係、嘅、個

See also
細路、細蚊仔

小孩子 /siu2 haai4 zi2/

ADJECTIVE
literary Young human being below the age of puberty.
仲未到青春期嘅細路。

Example sentences
「今次嘅活動叫『親親小孩子』。」
「係咪有本繪本叫《小孩子與獅子》？」

Collocations
叫、係

See also
細路、細蚊仔、小朋友、𡃁仔、𡃁妹、大人BB、兒童

彩色 /coi2 sik1/

ADJECTIVE

Multicolored; having many colours.
係好多色。
Example sentences
「彩虹咪係彩色囉。」
「我想要彩色嗰款一件。」
「雖然淨色係易襯衫啲，但係彩色嗰件真係靚啲。」

Collocations
係、嗰

See also
淨色、顏色、色、色彩、彩虹、紅、橙、黃、綠、青、藍、紫
(of television, photography or printing) showing things in their colours, not just in black and white.
指電視，相片或印刷品顯示事物嘅原來顏色，而而唔咪黑白色。。
Example sentences
「而家所以電視都係彩色㗎啦，仲點會有黑白電視機。」
「黑白相可以俾到人嘅獨特感覺，係彩色相冇嘅。」

Collocations
相、電視、書

See also
淨色、顏色、色、色彩、黑白

色 /sik1/

NOUN
Red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, white, grey, brown, etc.
紅色、黃色、藍色、綠色、橙色、紫色、黑色、白色、灰色、啡色之類。

Example sentences
「彩虹有七隻色，紅、橙、黃、綠、青、藍、紫。」
「你中意乜嘢色？」
「三原色就係紅、黃、藍。」
「有啲乜色可以揀？」
「呢個型號有四隻色，黑、白、灰、啡。」
「喺唔同嘅文化度，每隻色都有唔同嘅文化意義。」
「我中意着鮮色啲嘅衫，睇落後生啲。」
「張相咁淡色，都應該好舊。」
「乜啲色咁暗㗎？死氣沉沉。」
「呢隻牌子多啲色揀。」
「有好多唔同色嘅氣球一齊放上天，好七彩繽紛。」

Collocations
隻、鮮、淡、淨、暗、深、淺、咁、嘅、紅、橙、黃、綠、青、藍、紫、黑、白、灰、啡、金、銀

See also
彩色、淨色、顏色、色彩

艘 /sau2/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for large things used transporting people or goods in or on water.
大型嘅水路交通工具嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「我哋嘅國家一次過買咗三艘潛艇。」
「新嘅郵輪碼頭可以同時間俾四艘郵輪停泊。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、船、潛艇、貨船、郵輪

See also
呢、嗰、邊、隻
Counting unit for spacecrafts with suffix 船 in their terminology.
有船字喺個叫法度嘅太空船嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「歷年以來，美國已經派遣過上百艘太空船探測太陽系內各大小行星。」
「嗰過百個探測過太陽系嘅太空探測器，以前通通都叫做太空船。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、太空船

See also
呢、嗰、邊、隻、架

細蚊仔 /sai3 man1 zai2/

NOUN
Used of addressing a person or people being below the age of puberty.
對仲未到青春期嘅細路嘅稱呼。

Example sentences
「細蚊仔係唔應該講大話，你以後唔好講大話。」
「細蚊細唔玩得，大家下次先玩啦。」

Collocations
係、嘅、個

See also
細路、小朋友

細路 /sai3 lou6/

NOUN

Young human being below the age of puberty.
仲未到青春期嘅細路。
Example sentences
「今次嘅食物可以夠一百五十個大人同細路食。」
「入面全部都係細路。」
「齣卡通細路就啱，大人會嫌悶。」
「嗰條路唔啱細路行。」

Collocations
啱、就、同、係

See also
細蚊仔、小朋友、BB、𡃁仔、𡃁妹、大人、小孩子、兒童
Used as unkind way of addressing a person or people being below the age of puberty.
對仲未到青春期嘅細路嘅唔客氣嘅稱呼。
Example sentences
「細路！你嘅喺度搞乜嘢？」
「細路，你哋可唔可以唔好咁嘈？」

Collocations
叫、係

See also
小朋友、細蚊仔

生日 /saang1 jat6/

NOUN
Birthday
每年出世嗰日

Example sentences
「你幾時生日？」
「大家快啲簽咗張生日咭。」
「大家一齊唱生日歌。」
「生日快樂。」
「你好快就生日，想要啲乜生日禮物。」
「你訂咗生日蛋糕未？」
「我嘅生日願望係好簡單。」
「多謝你哋嘅生日禮物。」
「你想邀請邊個嚟你嘅生日會」

Collocations
快樂、會、幾時、歌、禮物、願望、蛋糕、咭

See also
出世、出生日期

伴 /pun3/

NOUN

A partner or companion.
同埋一齊去做一啲嘢嘅人。
Example sentences
「你冇伴咓，不如一齊行啦，我想搵人陪。」
「去旅行有伴係好，但如果經常意見不合，咁不自己一個人去仲好啦。」

Collocations
個、有、冇

See also
一個人、一支公、朋友、陪
A companion such as husband, wife, boyfriend and girlfriend.
長期喺埋一齊嘅人，好似係丈夫、老婆、男朋友、女朋友。
Example sentences
「你成日都一支公咁，快啲搵番個伴啦。」
「人年紀大咗，唔可以冇個伴㗎。」

Collocations
個、有、冇

See also
一個人、一支公、單身、結婚、拍拖

皮包骨 /pei4 baau1 gwat1/

NOUN
(of a person or animal) being skin and bone.
指人或動物，瘦到皮膚下面只有骨，差唔多冇晒肌肉同脂肪。

Example sentences
「你做乜瘦到皮包骨咁，係咪有乜嘢病？」
「隻狗瘦到皮包骨咁，一定係俾人虐待。」
「患咗厭食症嘅人，最後到會瘦到皮包骨。」

我嘅 /ngo5 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
First person singular pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, mine.
第一人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲屬於佢嘅嘢。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係我嘅。」
「嗰架車係我嘅。」
「書櫃入面盒糖係我嘅，千祈唔好食咗佢。」

Collocations
係

See also
你嘅、佢嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to the speaker; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of I in English, my.
第一人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢係屬於或者有關佢。

Example sentences
「我嘅學校喺沙田。」
「嗰架係我嘅車。」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
我、你、你嘅、佢、佢嘅

我哋嘅 /ngo5 dei6 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
First person plural pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, ours.
第一人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人同埋同佢一齊嘅人，用嚟講嗰啲屬於佢哋嘅嘢。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係我哋嘅。」
「嗰架車係我哋嘅。」
「書櫃入面盒糖係我哋嘅，千祈唔好食咗佢。」

Collocations
係

See also
你哋嘅、佢哋嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to the speaker and one or more other people considered together; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of we in English, our.
第一人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人同埋同佢一齊嘅人，用嚟形容啲嘢係屬於或者有關佢哋。

Example sentences
「我哋嘅學校喺沙田。」
「嗰架係我哋嘅車。」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
我哋、你哋、你哋嘅、佢哋、佢哋嘅

我哋 /ngo5 dei6/

PRONOUN
First person plural pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, we or us.
第一人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼自己同埋同佢一齊嘅人。

Example sentences
「我哋擒日啱啱由日本返嚟。」
「我哋係香港人。」
「你聽日逐個打個電話俾我哋。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、俾、將、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、你哋、佢哋

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to the speaker and one or more other people considered together; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of we in English, our.
第一人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人同埋同佢一齊嘅人，用嚟形容啲嘢係屬於佢哋。

Example sentences
「呢架係我哋架車。」
「嗰個係我哋媽咪。」

Collocations
係、個

See also
我哋嘅、你哋、你哋嘅、佢哋、佢哋嘅

我 /ngo5/

PRONOUN
First person singular pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, I or me.
第一人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼自己。

Example sentences
「我叫陳大文。」
「我係香港人。」
「唔該，俾我吖。」
「你聽日打個電話俾我。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、覺得、諗、俾、將、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、你、佢

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to the speaker; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of I in English, my.
第一人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢係屬於佢。

Example sentences
「呢架係我架車。」
「嗰個係我媽咪。」

Collocations
係、個

See also
我嘅、你、你嘅、佢、佢嘅

顏色 /ngaan4 sik1/

NOUN
formal Red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, white, grey, brown, etc.
紅色、黃色、藍色、綠色、橙色、紫色、黑色、白色、灰色、啡色之類。

Example sentences
「每種顏色嘅光波有唔同嘅波長。」
「色彩學就係研究顏色嘅科學。」

Collocations
隻、係

See also
彩色、淨色、色、色彩、顏色筆、顏色革命

五顏六色 /ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1/

ADJECTIVE
of different colours.
有好多唔同色。

Example sentences
「藥丸係五顏六色。」
「見到啲五顏六色嘅馬卡龍，真係流晒口水。」

Collocations
係、啲、嘅

See also
色、彩色、七彩繽紛

ADVERB

Multicolored; having many colours.
係好多色。
Example sentences
「着到五顏六色咁，好搶眼噃。」
「做乜搞到五顏六色咁呀？」

Collocations
到、咁

See also
色、彩色、七彩繽紛
Very sick.
病得好緊要。
Example sentences
「我病到五顏六色咁，唔返得工。」
「佢病到五顏六色，都堅持要嚟，真係唔話得」

Collocations
到

See also
死死吓、七彩、犀利、緊要

你嘅 /nei5 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Second person singular pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, yours.
第二人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲嘢，係屬於同佢講嘢緊嘅人。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係你嘅。」
「嗰架車係咪你嘅？」
「書櫃入面盒糖係你嘅，記得拎走佢。」

Collocations
係

See also
我嘅、佢嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to the person that the speaker is speaking to; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of you in English, your.
第二人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於或者關於同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「你嘅學校係咪喺沙田？」
「嗰架係咪你嘅車？」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
你、我、我嘅、佢、佢嘅

你哋嘅 /nei5 dei6 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Second person plural pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, yours.
第二人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲嘢，係屬於一班同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係你哋嘅。」
「嗰架車係你哋嘅。」
「書櫃入面盒糖係你哋嘅，快啲食晒佢。」

Collocations
係

See also
我哋嘅、佢哋嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to the group of people that the speaker is speaking to; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of you in English, your.
第二人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於或者關於一班同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「你哋嘅學校係咪喺沙田？」
「嗰架係咪你哋嘅車？」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
你哋、我哋、我哋嘅、佢哋、佢哋嘅

你哋 /nei5 dei6/

PRONOUN
Second person plural pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, you.
第二人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼一班同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「你哋擒日啱啱由日本返嚟，攰唔攰呀？」
「你哋由邊度嚟？」
「你哋聽日逐個打個電話去報名。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、俾、將、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、我哋、佢哋

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to the group of people that the speaker is speaking to; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of you in English, your.
第二人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於一班同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「呢架係咪你哋架車？」
「嗰個係咪你哋媽咪？」

Collocations
係、個

See also
你哋嘅、我哋、我哋嘅、佢哋、佢哋嘅

你 /nei5/

PRONOUN
Second person singular pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, you.
第二人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「你叫乜名？」
「你由邊度嚟？」
「送俾你吖。」
「我聽日打個電話俾你。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、覺得、諗、俾、將、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、我、佢

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to the person that the speaker is speaking to; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of you in English, your.
第二人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於同佢講緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「呢架係咪你架車？」
「嗰個係咪你媽咪？」

Collocations
係、個

See also
你嘅、我、我嘅、佢、佢嘅

呢啲 /nei1 dit1/

PRONOUN
Proximal demonstrative plural pronoun equivalent to these in English.
眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「呢啲係美國人，嗰啲係日本人。」
「呢啲都係我嘅電話套。」
「呢啲係我嘅模型車。」
「你嘅信得呢啲咋。」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
呢、嗰、邊、啲、幾、嗰啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、嗰啲

DETERMINER

Proximal demonstrative plural determiner equivalent to these in English.
眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「呢啲學生去美國，嗰啲就去日本。」
「呢啲電話套都係我嘅。」
「呢啲模型車係我嘅。」
「呢啲信係咪你㗎？」

Collocations
嘢

See also
呢、嗰、邊、啲、幾、嗰啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、幾
Proximal demonstrative determiner equivalent to this or these in English with expression of anger and disrespect to a person or a group of people.
單數或者眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人，而且表達出極度不滿同鄙視。
Example sentences
「呢啲咁嘅人唔會係我嘅朋友。」
「我冇呢啲咁嘅朋友！」

Collocations
咁嘅、人

See also
啲、幾、班、位

呢 /nei1/

DETERMINER
[Always with a classifier and/or a determiner to form pronoun or determiner] Proximal demonstrative equivalent to this or these in English.
唔可以單獨咁用，但加埋量詞一齊用就係代詞，係俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。

[with a classifier to form singular pronoun] Proximal demonstrative equivalent to this in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「呢個係我嘅朋友。」
「呢部都係我嘅電話。」
「呢架係我嘅車。」
「你嘅信得呢封咋。」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
嗰、邊、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with a classifier to form singular determiner] Proximal demonstrative equivalent to this in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「呢個朋友我識咗好耐。」
「呢部電話都係我嘅。」
「呢架車係佢嘅。」
「你記得攞呢封信去寄。」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
嗰、邊、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with the determiner gei2(幾) or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural pronoun] Proximal demonstrative equivalent to these in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「呢幾個係我嘅朋友。」
「呢幾個都係我嘅電話套。」
「呢三架係我嘅模型車。」
「你嘅信得呢啲咋。」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
嗰、邊、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲
[with the determiner gei2(幾) or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural determiner] Proximal demonstrative equivalent to these in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「呢幾個朋友我成日見。」
「呢幾部電話都係我嘅。」
「呢三架模型車係佢嘅。」
「你記得攞呢幾封信去寄。」

Collocations
車、人

See also
嗰、邊、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲

碌 /luk1/

CLASSIFIER
Counting unit for a few long-shaped things including sugarcane, log and got3(葛).
長形嘅嘢，但只包括蔗、木同埋葛。

Example sentences
「我留番一碌蔗俾你食。」
「唔好一碌木咁企喺度，幫吓手啦。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、蔗、木、葛

See also
呢、嗰、邊、條

龍眼乾 /lung4 ngaan5 gon1/

NOUN
Sun dried longan.
曬乾嘅龍眼。

Example sentences
「剝殼去核嘅龍眼乾，即係圓肉，可以就咁食或者沖水飲，亦係煲老火湯嘅常見材料。」
「喺以前未有先進嘅保存食物科技嘅時代，啲人會將食唔晒嘅龍眼曬成龍眼乾。」
「龍眼乾好甜，以前嘅小朋友好中意攞嚟當零食。」

Collocations
粒、食

See also
龍眼、圓肉、荔枝

龍眼 /lung4 ngaan5/

NOUN
Longan is an edible juicy fruit similar to a lychee, with a brown shell and sweet, white flesh around a round, shiny, black seed.
一種可食用嘅多汁生果，啡色嘅外殼包住清甜嘅白色果肉，中間係一粒帶有光澤嘅圓形黑色果核。

Example sentences
「將龍眼曬乾，就變成龍眼乾，再將龍眼乾剝殼去核就係圓肉。」
「由漢朝漢武帝開始，龍眼已經開始成為貢品。」

Collocations
粒、食

See also
龍眼乾、圓肉、荔枝

緄邊 /kwan2 bin1/

NOUN

Decoration (of garment or shoe) by sewing hem tape to the edge of it.
喺衫褲鞋襪度聯或者車咗裝飾用嘅帶嘅邊。
Example sentences
「嗰個款式有緄邊。」
「做埋緄邊要加錢。」
Activity of hiking along coastline.
沿住海岸線行嘅行山活動。
Example sentences
「唔咪咁多行山嘅人中意緄邊。」
「緄邊係一樣比較高風險嘅行山活動。」

See also
行山

VERB

[no object] Decorate (the edge of garment or shoe) by sewing hem tape to it.
喺衫褲鞋襪嘅邊聯或者車番裝飾用嘅帶。
Example sentences
「最後就係同衫袖緄邊。」
「你去緄條邊落條裙度。」
[no object] Form an edge along, beside or around (something).
沿住啲物件嘅邊形成嘅帶狀物體。
Example sentences
「你嘅手指甲緄晒黑邊。」
「啲餐具緄晒邊，我就唔敢用嘞。」
[no object] Hike along coastline.
沿住海岸線行山。
Example sentences
「過埋呢座山就開始緄邊。」
「唔咪咁多行山隊會緄邊。」

See also
行山

佢嘅 /keoi5 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Third person singular pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, his, hers or its.
第三人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲嘢，係屬於喺佢說話對象以外嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係佢嘅。」
「嗰架車係咪佢嘅？」
「書櫃入面盒糖係佢嘅，記得提佢拎走。」

Collocations
係

See also
我嘅、你嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to a person, animal or thing that has already been mentioned; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of he, she or it in English, his, her or its.
第三人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於或者關於喺佢說話對象以外嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「佢嘅學校係咪喺沙田？」
「嗰架係佢嘅車。」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
佢、我、我嘅、你、你嘅

佢哋嘅 /keoi5 dei6 ge3/

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Third person plural pronoun equivalent to the possessive form of that in English, theirs.
第三人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲嘢，係屬於喺佢說話對象以外嘅一班人或者一衆事物。

Example sentences
「呢啲嘢全部都係佢哋嘅。」
「嗰架車係佢哋嘅。」
「書櫃入面盒糖係佢哋嘅，千祈唔好食。」

Collocations
係

See also
我哋嘅、你哋嘅

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
of or belonging to a group of people, animals or things that have already been mentioned; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of they in English, their.
第三人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於或者關於喺佢說話對象以外嘅一班人或者一衆事物。

Example sentences
「佢哋嘅學校係咪喺沙田？」
「嗰架係咪佢哋嘅車？」

Collocations
係、俾

See also
佢哋、我哋、我哋嘅、你哋、你哋嘅

佢哋 /keoi5 dei6/

PRONOUN
Third person plural pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, they or them.
第三人稱眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼喺佢說話對象以外嘅一班人或者一衆事物。

Example sentences
「佢哋擒日啱啱由日本返嚟。」
「佢哋由邊度嚟？」
「佢哋係美國人。」
「佢哋會聽日逐個打個電話去問。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、俾、將、會、要、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、我哋、你哋

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to a group of people, animals or things that have already been mentioned; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of they in English, their.
第三人稱眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於喺佢說話對象以外嘅一班人或者一衆事物。

Example sentences
「呢架係咪佢哋架車？」
「嗰個係佢哋媽咪。」

Collocations
係、個

See also
佢哋嘅、我哋、我哋嘅、你哋、你哋嘅

佢 /keoi5/

PRONOUN
Third person singular pronoun equivalent to the subjective or objective forms of that in English, he, him, she, her or it.
第三人稱單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟稱呼喺佢說話對象以外嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「佢叫乜名？」
「佢由邊度嚟？」
「送俾佢吖。」
「我聽日打個電話俾佢。」

Collocations
自己、係、去、覺得、諗、俾、將、擒日、今日、聽日

See also
自己、我、你

POSSESSIVE DETERMINER
Belonging to a person, animal or thing that has already been mentioned; the determiner equivalent to the possessive form of he, she or it in English, his, her or its.
第三人稱單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟形容啲嘢，係屬於喺佢說話對象以外嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「呢架係咪佢架車？」
「嗰個係佢媽咪。」

Collocations
係、個

See also
佢嘅、我、我嘅、你、你嘅

騎牛搵馬 /ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5/

NOUN
(of a person) looks for change for improvement while still tolerating a current situation. Literally, (of a person) looks for a horse while riding on a water buffalo (on his way to somewhere).
喺容忍當前不如意境況嘅同時去搵更好嘅出路。

Example sentences
「我想走好耐，但係仲未搵到工，為有騎牛搵馬。」
「喺感情嘅事上，騎牛搵馬嘅心態係好唔要得。」

月球 /jyut6 kau4/

NOUN
The scientific name of the moon.
【科學】喺夜晚嘅天空度，時圓時缺嘅最光天體。

Example sentences
「月球係地球為一嘅衞星。」
「月球表面滿佈嘅環形山係由隕石撞擊而成。」
「當月球運行入咗地球嘅影度，就會出現月蝕。」
「以一個農曆月份為週期，月球睇落去時圓時缺，每日嘅月相都不斷變化。」

Collocations
個、有、見、圓、光、暗、運行

See also
太陽、月蝕、月光、滿月、新月、月相、環形山

月光 /jyut6 gwong1/

NOUN

The common name of the moon is used in everyday conversation.
【日常對話】喺夜晚嘅天空度，時圓時缺嘅最光天體。
Example sentences
「你見唔見到呀？今晚個月光又大又圓。」
「擒晚係初一，冇月光啊。」
「佢哋兩個又去咗曬月光。」
「對於夜出嘅動物，滿月嘅月光就好似晚間嘅太陽咁。」

Collocations
個、曬、有、見、圓、光、暗、照

See also
太陽、月蝕、月球、中秋節、滿月、新月
The light of the moon.
月光嘅光。
Example sentences
「擒晚啲月光照晒入嚟，掁到我瞓唔着。」
「喺滿月同埋前後一兩日去夜山，啲月光光到可以唔使開電筒。」

Collocations
滿月、照

See also
日光

圓肉 /jyun4 juk6/

NOUN
Seedless dried longan.
去核嘅龍眼乾。

Example sentences
「剝殼去核嘅龍眼乾，即係圓肉，可以就咁食或者沖水飲，亦係煲老火湯嘅常見材料。」
「用圓肉同花旗參沖水飲，可以降火清熱。」

See also
龍眼乾、圓肉、荔枝

搖搖板 /jiu4 jiu4 baan2/

NOUN
See-saw (for children)
俾小朋友玩嘅設施，通常喺長板嘅兩端坐住相同數目嘅小朋友，然後兩邊輪流上下郁動。

Example sentences
「嗰個搖搖板冇人，快啲過去玩。」
「天水圍市鎮公園有四座位嘅搖搖板。」

Collocations
玩

See also
小朋友、滑梯、韆鞦、氹氹轉

熱氣 /jit6 hei3/

NOUN

A state of human body as described in traditional Chinese medicine is also known as internal heat.
中醫所講一種狀況，會有喉嚨痛、聲沙、痱滋、尿黃、便秘之類嘅症狀。
Example sentences
「乜你唔怕熱氣咩？仲食西多士。」
「我食啲乜嘢可以清熱氣呀？」

Collocations
怕、清

See also
中醫、虛火、燥熱、虛寒
Heated air.
加熱咗嘅空氣。
Example sentences
「我突然覺得有陣熱氣喺吓面升上嚟，原來地下有個排氣口。」
「個抽油煙機嘅排氣口可唔可以向高啲，而家啲熱氣兜口兜面咁吹到行過嘅人。」

Collocations
陣、吹

See also
熱空氣、冷氣、暖氣

ADJECTIVE

(of person) gaining internal heat as described in traditional Chinese medicine.
人嘅體裏面有熱氣。
Example sentences
「我熱氣呀，個口生咗幾粒痱滋，唔食得煎炸嘢住。」
「食得太多煎炸嘢，我會熱氣㗎。」
「我呢輪食得太多pizza，好熱氣呀。」

Collocations
會、好、我

See also
中醫、虛火、燥熱、虛寒
(of food) causing internal heat described in traditional Chinese medicine.
有啲嘢食食咗會熱氣。
Example sentences
「煎炸嘢好熱氣㗎，我唔想食。」
「薯條咁熱氣，點解啲鬼佬可以當飯食㗎？」

Collocations
好、咁

See also
中醫

嫌三嫌四 /jim4 saam1 jim4 sei4/

VERB
[no object] Keep expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about someone or something.
不停咁挑剔某啲人或事。

Example sentences
「唔該都冇聲，仲喺度嫌三嫌四。」
「介紹親男仔俾個朋友，佢都嫌三嫌四。」

See also
(Synonyms) 嫌、挑剔

嫌 /jim4/

VERB
[with object] Dislike or hate someone or something.
唔中意某啲人或事。

Example sentences
「佢嫌我煩。」
「冇人會嫌錢腥嘅。」

See also
(Synonyms) 唔中意、討厭

兒童 /ji4 tung4/

MASS NOUN
formal
Persons being under the age of 18.
十八歲以下嘅人。

Example sentences
「兒童節」
「兒童不宜」
「香港兒童醫院」
「香港兒童權利委員會」

Collocations
香港

See also
細路、細蚊仔、小朋友、小孩子、BB、𡃁仔、𡃁妹、大人

而家 /ji4 gaa1/

DETERMINER
current; present; of the present time
喺講嘢嗰陣

Example sentences
「而家嘅時間係三點鐘。」
「以前嘅人冇而家嘅人咁注重私隱。」
「依家先至係一點，我仲以為係兩點。」

Collocations
係、嘅、去、要、唔、冇

See also
頭先、陣間、今日
(Alternative form) 依家

PRONOUN
Persons or things of present time.
喺講嘢嗰陣嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「請問而家幾點鐘？」
「而家已經三點鐘喇。」
「而家去邊度？」

Collocations
係、去、要、唔、有、冇

See also
頭先、陣間、今日
(Alternative form) 依家

ADVERB
now; at the present time
喺講嘢嗰陣

Example sentences
「我而家去沙田。」
「佢而家去游水。」
「老師而家嚟緊！」
「我諗細佬而家應該到咗樓下。」

Collocations
係、去、要、唔利、有、冇

See also
頭先、陣間、今日
(Alternative form) 依家

紅噹噹 /hung4 dong1 dong6/

ADJECTIVE
(of dressing) in red.
着到成身紅色。

Example sentences
「你今日着到紅噹噹咁，好搶眼噃。」
「今次演唱會嘅主題係紅，嗰歌手出場嘅第一套衫一定要紅噹噹。」
「夜麻麻，你着到紅噹噹咁，嚇死人咩。」

Collocations
着到、咁

See also
紅、紅色、紅扑扑

紅扑扑 /hung4 bok3 bok3/

ADJECTIVE
(of a person or their face) flushed because of high temperature or strong sunlight.
人嘅面部因為高溫或者猛烈太陽而變紅。

Example sentences
「你曬到塊面紅扑扑，快啲搽番啲防曬。」
「點解你塊面紅扑扑？乜呢度好熱咩？」

Collocations
面

See also
紅、紅色、紅噹噹

紅色 /hung4 sik1/

NOUN

The colour red.
鮮血嘅顏色。
Example sentences
「聖誕老人套衫係紅色。」
「紅色、綠色、藍色係光嘅三原色。」

Collocations
花、血、衫

See also
色、紅、血色、紅外線

ADJECTIVE

Of the colour red.
形容啲色同鮮血一樣咁嘅色。
Example sentences
「喺一片黃色嘅花海度，竟然有一朵紅色嘅花。」
「平時我哋會叫天文台嘅紅色暴雨警告訊號做紅雨。」

Collocations
花、血、警告

See also
色、紅、紅噹噹
Communist, socialist or of the People Republic of China.
共產主義、社會主義或中國大陸嘅。
Example sentences
「喺香港，愛國嘅人會覺得『紅色資本家』係愛國嘅同義詞，但不滿大陸嘅人就只會覺得係大陸嘅同義詞。」
「喺二十世紀曾經流行用『紅色國度』去隱喻啲共產國家。」

Collocations
資本、資本家、國度

See also
共產主義、社會主義、大陸、染紅、國家

紅 /hung4/

NOUN

Blood or bleeding.
鮮血或者流血。
Example sentences
「只要大肚婆出現肚痛、穿水、見紅是但一種情況，就要即刻去醫院。」
「都話咗要小心㗎啦，整親嘞，見紅咯。」

Collocations
見

See also
血
Cooked boold of animal as food.
用動物嘅血煮成嘅食物。
Example sentences
「通常啲車仔麵檔都會豬紅食。」
「以前啲人會自己劏雞，放咗啲雞血會留番，煮熟就會變成雞紅，食咗可以以形補形。」

Collocations
豬、雞

See also
血

ADJECTIVE

Of the colour red.
形容啲色同鮮血一樣咁嘅色。
Example sentences
「啲花好紅。」
「我覺得啲頭髮染得唔夠紅。」
「你件衫甩色，染到我件白裇衫紅咗。」
「你睇唔睇到朵紅花呀？」
「啲火太猛啦，連嚿鐵都燒到紅晒。」

Collocations
花、唔、最、夠、咗

See also
色、紅色、赤色、赤
(Financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture) is invested by capital from the People Republic of China.
形容有中國大陸嘅資金入股。
Example sentences
「最近連幼稚園都染紅呀，因為有大陸資金買入股一間好出名嘅私立連鎖幼稚園。」
「自從香港回歸祖國之後，中國嘅經濟又急速增長，內地企業不斷向外投資，而香港又最就腳，所以咪樣樣嘢都染紅晒囉。」

Collocations
染

See also
大陸、紅色、中國、資金、赤
(of actor or actress) very popular.
形容演員或者藝人好出名又受歡迎。
Example sentences
「喺上個世紀嗰陣，如果啲公司邀請藝人做產品代言人，都會喺個藝人嘅名下面加番『影視紅星』四個字做銜頭，以示尊重。」
「梅艷芳一出道就已經好紅。」
「其實電視台嘅大部分藝人都係半紅不黑，冇可能個個都大紅大紫，又或者紅到發紫。」
「我覺得嗰個藝人一啲都唔紅。」
「頭先坐喺你隔離嗰個係紅歌星嚟㗎。」

Collocations
好、最、唔、半、到

See also
明星、演員、藝人、歌星
(of academic or company performance) very poor.
形容學業成績或者公司業績好差。
Example sentences
「呢個年度佢間公司嘅業績見紅。」
「今個學期科科都唔合格，搞到滿江紅嘞。」

Collocations
見

See also
業績、成績

VERB

(of a person's skin) gets flushed; (of the eyes) get bloodshot.
人體皮膚或者眼部因為充血而變紅。
Example sentences
「你面紅喎，係咪怕醜呀？」
「點解你塊面紅晒嘅？係咪曬親呀？」
「係咪撞親呀？點解你嘅手臂紅咗？」
「睇吓你吖，嬲到面紅耳赤」

Collocations
面、晒、咗

See also
怕醜、緊張、嬲
(of actor or actress) gets popular.
演員或者藝人出名又受歡迎咗。
Example sentences
「佢喺電視台捱咗成十年，終於守得雲開見月明，而家紅咗。」
「呢個演員曾經紅過，不過而家風光不再。」

Collocations
咗、過

See also
出名、受歡迎

學生 /hok6 saang1/

NOUN
A person who is acquiring knowledge or skills at an educational establishment or by coaching.
學緊嘢嘅人。

Example sentences
「我哋學校有大慨有八百個學生，而老師就有八十位，所以師生嘅比例相當之高嘅，各位家長可以放心，老師一定會照顧到每位同學。」
「好學生要尊重老師。」
「學生嘅成績雖然重要，但操行更重要。」
「中心嘅興趣班一共有286個學生。」
「今次嘅briefing session有日校學生，亦有夜校學生參加。」
「張老師只係收做五個學生，佢係其中一個。」

Collocations
個、好、要、嘅、日校、夜校

See also
同學、老師、家長、學校、幼兒園、幼稚園、小學、中學、大學、興趣班

學 /hok6/

VERB

Acquire knowledge or skills.
知多啲同識多啲唔同嘅人同埋事物，或者識得做多啲唔同嘅事同埋整多啲唔同嘅嘢。
Example sentences
「我呢排學緊太極。」
「我最近學咗急救。」
「我想搵啲嘢學吓。」
「有冇興趣一齊去學整蛋糕？」
「今日喺學校學咗啲乜？」
「我仲未學完㗎，得半桶水咋，知啲唔知啲，不如你問吓佢啦。」
「後生梗係學嘢快啦，又易上手，點似得我哋啲老嘢咁吖。」
「我學極都唔識，真係冇心機，好想放棄。」
「你學極都唔識，係咪方法唔啱？不如試吓第啲方法啦。」
「你真係厲害，一學就識。」
「好學唔學，啲好嘢又唔見你學到，啲衰嘢就一學就識，所以以前啲人都有講，學好三年，學壞三日。」
「我哋學嘢要學全套，唔可以淨係學到個形，但又學唔到個神髓，要形神具備。」
「唔好淨係識得執我口水尾，將我講過嘅說話原封不動咁照搬嚟用，你要有自己嘅風格，將學過嘅嘢融會貫通。」

Collocations
緊、吓、咗、唔、好、壞、到、過

See also
教、返學、功課、溫習、測驗、考試
Imitate.
見人做乜就照樣跟住做，形神具備。
Example sentences
「唔好學我講嘢好唔好呀？真係好討厭。」
「乜你學人着leggings，好心你自量吓啦，對腳好似兩支香雞咁，冇啲肉。」

Collocations
我、你、佢、人、好

See also
學事學非、模仿、跟風
Parrot; repeat mechanically repeat mindlessly.
見人做乜就照樣跟住做，唔使用腦。
Example sentences
「佢又學埋你咁，一夠鐘就走。」
「你學吓人啦，咁至得㗎。」
「其實我都係學佢㗎咋，乜有問題咩？。」

Collocations
我、你、佢、埋、吓

See also
有樣學樣

興趣班 /hing3 ceoi3 baan1/

NOUN

After-school class for children to learn extra-curriculum knowledge or skills.
喺課餘時間上嘅堂，俾小朋友學啲學校課程以外嘅知識或者技能。
Example sentences
「芭蕾舞、鋼琴、小提琴、奧數、珠心算、畫畫都係熱門嘅興趣班。.
「最咗補習社、琴行、芭蕾舞學校之外，社區中心都有好多唔同嘅興趣班俾小朋友參加，仲好平添。.
「今時今日，每個小朋友閒閒地都會報兩三個興趣班，最極端嘅例子係有人每星期上六七個興趣班。」

Collocations
係、嘅、上、報、個

See also
補習社、社區中心
Part-time short course attended in one’s leisure time for pleasure.
俾人喺得閒時為消閒而上嘅短期兼讀課程。
Example sentences
「興趣班係一個容易結識異性嘅地方。.
「我呢排逢星期三晚都唔得閒，因為我一晚報咗兩個興趣班嚟上。」

Collocations
係、嘅、上、報、個

See also
興趣、消閒、進修

嗰啲 /go2 dit1/

PRONOUN
Distal demonstrative plural pronoun equivalent to those in English.
眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「嗰啲係美國人，嗰啲係日本人。」
「嗰啲都係我嘅電話套。」
「嗰啲係我嘅模型車。」
「嗰啲喺出面淋緊雨嘅衫係咪你㗎？」
「你嘅信得嗰啲咋。」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
呢、嗰、邊、啲、幾、呢啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲

DETERMINER

Distal demonstrative plural determiner equivalent to those in English.
眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「嗰啲學生去美國，呢啲就去日本。」
「嗰啲電話套都係我嘅。」
「嗰啲模型車係我嘅。」
「嗰啲衫喺出面淋緊雨。」
「嗰啲信係咪你㗎？」

Collocations
嘢

See also
呢、嗰、邊、啲、幾、呢啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、幾
Distal demonstrative determiner equivalent to that or those in English with expression of anger and disrespect to a person or a group of people.
單數或者眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人，而且表達出極度不滿同鄙視。
Example sentences
「嗰啲咁嘅人點會係我嘅朋友呀！」
「我冇嗰啲咁嘅朋友嘅。」

Collocations
咁嘅、人

See also
啲、幾、班、位

嗰 /go2/

DETERMINER
[Always with a classifier and/or a determiner to form pronoun or determiner] Distal demonstrative equivalent to this or these in English.
唔可以單獨咁用，但加埋量詞一齊用就係代詞，係俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。

[with a classifier to form singular pronoun] Distal demonstrative equivalent to that in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「嗰個係我嘅朋友。」
「嗰部都係我嘅電話。」
「嗰架係我嘅車。」
「嗰架喺出面淋緊雨嘅車係咪你㗎？」
「你嘅信得嗰封咋。」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
呢、邊、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with a classifier to form singular determiner] Distal demonstrative equivalent to that in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「嗰個朋友我識咗好耐。」
「嗰部電話都係我嘅。」
「嗰架車係佢嘅。」
「你嗰架車喺出面淋緊雨。」
「你記得攞嗰封信去寄。」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
呢、邊、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with the determiner 幾 or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural pronoun] Distal demonstrative equivalent to those in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「嗰幾個係我嘅朋友。」
「嗰幾個都係我嘅電話套。」
「嗰三架係我嘅模型車。」
「嗰幾件喺出面淋緊雨嘅衫係咪你㗎？」
「你嘅信得嗰啲咋。」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
呢、邊、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲
[with the determiner 幾 or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural determiner] Distal demonstrative equivalent to those in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟講嗰啲唔近佢嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「嗰幾個朋友我成日見。」
「嗰幾部電話都係我嘅。」
「嗰三架模型車係佢嘅。」
「你嗰兩架車喺出面淋緊雨。」
「你記得攞嗰幾封信去寄。」

Collocations
車、人

See also
呢、邊、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲

今時今日 /gam1 si4 gam1 jat6/

ADVERB
Nowadays; at the present of time
喺講嘢嗰個時代

Example sentences
「乜今時今日仲有人叫阿Dick嘅咩？」
「今時今日，咁嘅服務態度先至得嘅。」

Collocations
仲、咁

See also
而家、今日

今日 /gam1 jat6/

NOUN

today; the present day
講嘢嗰日
Example sentences
「今日係星期日。」
「今日係你生日。」
「祝你年年有今日，歲歲有今朝。」
「今日係deadline，記得五點前交個proposal。」
「今日嘅香港係一個國際大都會。」
「今日嘅情況真係好唔理想。」
「今日最新消息，家明聽日會出院。」
「原來個deadline，就係今日。」

Collocations
係

See also
聽日、擒日、前日、後日、而家、陣間、頭先
Undesirable circumstances at the present time caused by previously wrong decisions or behaviours.
因為以前錯誤嘅決定或者行為而導致今日好差嘅處境。
Example sentences
「早知今日，可必當初呢？」
「抵死，你都有今日喇。」

Collocations
有

See also
抵死

ADVERB
today; on the present day
喺講嘢嗰日

Example sentences
「今日我會去銀行。」
「今日你幾點到呀？」
「今日佢會唔會嚟㗎？」
「今日喺海濱公園有個嘉年華，好啱小朋友玩。」
「我今日一定要做晒啲功課。」
「你今日一定要做晒啲功課！」
「佢今日要返工，嚟唔到。」
「今日你同佢嘈過嚟嗰個𡃁仔，原來係老闆個孻仔。」
「今日有人嚟參觀，大家記得緊守崗位。」
「今日大家唔使客氣，盡情咁玩。」

Collocations
係、喺、我、你、佢、大家、一定

See also
聽日、擒日、前日、後日、而家、陣間、頭先

教 /gaau3/

VERB
Teach; train; educate; coach.
話俾其他人知唔同嘅人同埋事物，或者點做唔同嘅事同埋整唔同嘅嘢。

Example sentences
「佢不停咁扭計，我真係教唔掂佢，不如你嚟試吓。」
「我已經教緊五個學生，冇時間再教多啲學生。」
「我教緊阿爸用部新手機。」
「你教錯晒喇，唔咪咁㗎。」
「上堂教漏咗最後一版，而家講番先。」
「今日老師教咗啲乜？」
「我好中意我嘅英文老師，佢教得好好，只要佢講過一次，我就唔會唔記得。」
「我今個學期教三年級，做B班班主任同埋教英文課。」
「今個學期所有嘅書已經教晒，下星期就係考試。」
「你睇吓你教成佢咁，真係慈母多敗兒。」
「今堂教嘅嘢都喺測驗範圍裏面，返去記得溫習。」
「各位同學，首先我哋複習番上堂教過嘅嘢，大家一齊大聲讀一次。」

Collocations
唔、咗、過、嘅、晒、得、錯、漏

See also
學、教訓、學校

架 /gaa3/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for things capable of flight or used transporting people or goods on land.
會飛嘅物件同埋陸上交通工具嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「有頂轎停咗喺架馬車則邊。」
「喺博物館度，有架穿梭機同幾艘太空船喺度展覽緊。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、手推車、BB車、人力車、車、單車、電單車、巴士、小巴、的士、三輪車、火車、飛機、直升機、無人機、穿梭機

See also
呢、嗰、邊、隻、頂、艘

家禽 /gaa1 kam4/

NOUN
Domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks and geese.
經過人類長期馴養嘅雀仔，例如係雞、鴨、鵝咁。

Example sentences
「雞、鴨、鵝係最常見嘅三種家禽。」
「家畜當然都係雀仔嚟㗎。」

Collocations
係、種

See also
家畜、雀仔

家畜 /gaa1 cuk1/

NOUN
Domesticated mammals such as cattles, water buffalo, goats, pigs, horses and dogs.
經過人類長期馴養嘅哺乳類動物，例如係黃牛、水牛、羊、豬、馬、狗咁。

Example sentences
「豬、牛、羊係最常見嘅三種家畜。」
「未必人人都會認同狗係家畜，應該係寵物。」

Collocations
係、種

See also
家禽、野獸、動物、寵物

電燈膽 /din6 dang6 daam2/

NOUN
gooseberry; an unwanted third person in the company of two people, especially a couple, want to be alone.
阻住一對想拍拖嘅男女嘅人。

Example sentences
「我唔會咁唔識趣，做電燈膽阻住人拍拖嘅，走先喇，bye。」
「喂！你識趣啦，唔好喺度做電燈膽啦。」

Collocations
阻住、做

See also
唔識趣、拍拖

對 /deoi3/

CLASSIFIER
Counting unit for couples of person or things.
以每兩個為一個單位嘅量詞，係指兩個人、兩件物件或者兩隻動物通常會一齊出現。

Example sentences
「點解對手襪得番一隻㗎。」
「鴛鴦同常係一對咁出現，其實公就叫鴛，乸就叫鴦。」
「好快一對新人會出嚟敬酒，大家準備好未？」

Collocations
襪、鞋、手襪、手、腳、眼、筷子、鴛鴦、新人、男女、夫婦

See also
量詞、套、隻、個、位

頂 /deng2/

NOUN The top (of something).
最高嘅地方或者部分。

Example sentences
「你頭頂有塊樹葉。」(your top/crown)
「屋頂穿咗個大咕窿。」(the roof of the house)
「大帽山嘅山頂俾啲雲冚住咗。」(the peak of Tai Mo Shan)

Collocations
屋、山、頭

See also
屋頂、山頂、頭頂

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for hats or headdresses except hairbands.
帽嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「有人買吓買吓，儲咗幾百頂帽。」
「咁猛太陽，帶番頂帽喇。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、皇冠、鳳冠、帽、鴨嘴帽、貝雷帽、棒球帽、頭盔

See also
呢、嗰、邊
Counting unit for litters used to transport people, and carried on men’s shoulders.
轎嘅量詞。

Example sentences
「有頂轎停咗喺架馬車則邊。」
「到時我會搵頂大紅花轎嚟接你！」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、轎、花轎

See also
呢、嗰、邊

地方 /dei2 fong1/

NOUN
Place; an area of space with or without a boundary
有或者冇邊界嘅一個範圍嘅空間。

Example sentences
「瑞士真係一個山明水秀嘅地方。」
「可唔可以搵個地方嚟坐吓先，真係好攰。」
「呢個地方係私人地方，唔好入去。」
「有乜地方仲好得過自己屋企吖，輕鬆自在。」
「南極係一個好遠嘅地方。」
「今次嘅演唱會喺幾個地方巡迴演出。」
「個地方咁細，唔適合我哋搞生日會。」
「我屋企地方淺窄，唔好見怪。」
「你屋企地方夠大，夠地方容納晒我哋全部同學。」
「千祈唔好單獨一個人去偏僻嘅地方，有起乜事真係叫天不應，叫地不聞。」
「就喺學校則邊噃，真係冇第二度地方夠你屋企就腳，。」

Collocations
係、度、個、嘅、遠、近、淺窄、大、細、偏僻、偏遠、就腳

See also
地點、場合、度、呢度、嗰度、邊度

色彩 /sik1 coi2/

MASS NOUN
colour
幾隻或者好多隻色。

Example sentences
「色彩學就係研究顏色嘅科學。」
「幅畫同咗上百隻色，真係色彩豐富。」

Collocations
豐富

See also
彩色、淨色、顏色、色

搶 /coeng2/

VERB
to take (something) suddenly and roughly
既突然又粗暴咁搶走啲嘢

Example sentences
「媽咪呀，佢搶咗我件玩具。」
「唔好搶，坐低先，我會俾你。」
「嘩！真係平到你唔信，唔搶就冇晒㗎喇。」
「唔好搶，一個跟一個嚟攞。」
「好多人去攞呀，要搶先至有。」
「我哋隻新產品平、靚、正，啲人實會搶住嚟買。」
「你點解要橫刀奪愛？搶走我嘅男朋友吖。」(snatched my boyfriend)

Collocations
好、咗、緊、住、唔、走

See also
攞、爭、搶嘢、搶火、搶鏡、搶手、搶眼、搶先、搶走、搶食

出生日期 /ceot1 sang1 jat6 kei4/

NOUN
formal
Date of birth
出世嗰日嘅年、月、日

Example sentences
「出生日期就係填你出世嗰日嘅日期。」
「出生日期係二千年一月一號或以前嘅人，下個月開始換身份證。」

Collocations
係、就係

See also
出世、生日

出世 /ceot1 sai3/

VERB
to be born
新生命離開母體，進入世界，成為一個獨立嘅個體

Example sentences
「你邊年出世㗎？」
「你知唔知佢喺邊度出世？」
「因為我喺香港出世，所以阿爸同我改名做港生囉。」

Collocations
年、香港、加拿大、大陸

See also
生日、出生日期、生

橙 /caang2/

NOUN

The fruit orange.
一種圓形厚皮又酸嘅生果，果肉係一楷楷咁，每楷裏面都係好似米粒嘅果肉。
Example sentences
「啲橙酸唔酸㗎？。」
「個橙好唔好食？」
「啲橙點賣呀？俾十個嚟，可唔可以計平啲呀？」
「你返嚟嗰陣順便買幾個橙返嚟。」
「我去切橙先，陣間拎出嚟。」
「好唔可以幫我攞啲橙去搾汁？」
「幫我拎袋橙返去先，我仲有其他嘢要買。」
「個袋穿咗，啲橙轆晒落地，快啲去執番。」

Collocations
個、啲、袋、切、食

See also
生果、蘋果、梨、蕉
The colour of orange.
橙嘅色。
Example sentences
「彩虹有七種色，紅、橙、黃、綠、青、藍、紫。」
「光嘅三原色係紅、綠、藍，而唔係紅、黃、藍。」

Collocations
係、黃、藍、綠

See also
橙色、色、紅、黃

ADJECTIVE

of the fruit orange.
形容啲嘢同橙有關或者係橙嘅。
Example sentences
「點解今次啲橙皮咁厚？」
「嘩！好香橙味。」
「我好想飲橙汁。」
「等我攞啲橙皮去抌，嗰邊有垃圾桶。」
「唔好飲咁多用橙粉開嘅橙汁，全部都係化學嘢，好冇益㗎。」

Collocations
皮、肉、汁、食、飲、抌

See also
橙汁、橙皮、橙肉、橙皮紋
of the colour red.
形容啲色同橙一樣咁嘅色。
Example sentences
「對橙色鏡片嘅太陽眼鏡好型。」
「點解個天咁橙嘅？好似電影嘅場面，有啲得人驚。」
「杯橙汁咁橙嘅，好假呀，我唔飲喇，唔知有冇害。」

Collocations
鮮、色、啲、咁、

See also
橙色、紅、黃、藍、綠

七彩繽紛 /cat1 coi2 ban1 fan1/

ADJECTIVE
Colourful; bright and having much or varied colours.
好多隻色，而且都係鮮色。

Example sentences
「啲氣球好七彩繽紛。」
「有好多唔同色嘅氣球一齊放上天，好七彩繽紛。」

Collocations
好

See also
彩色、淨色、色、色彩

七彩 /cat1 coi2/

ADVERB
to a great extent or extremely.
形容事情到咗個極端嘅狀態。

Example sentences
「齣戲打到七彩。」
「做乜份功課錯到七彩。」
「佢呢排忙到七彩，得閒死唔得閒病。」
「我上星期病到七彩。」
「做乜間房亂到七彩。」

Collocations
到

See also
好、犀利、緊要

部 /bou6/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for devices, appliances or machines.
裝置、器械、機器嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「嗰邊有三部𨋢，可以搭佢哋落山，之後再搭兩條電梯，就好以落到地鐵站。」
「帶超過五部電話過關，就要向海關申報。」

Collocations
呢、嗰、邊、機器、電視、電腦、雪櫃、洗衣機、衣車、打字機、傳真機、電話、相機、抽濕機、焗爐、攪拌機、𨋢、織布機、自動售賣機、扭蛋機

See also
呢、嗰、邊、條、個

邊啲 /bin1 dit1/

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
Interrogative plural pronoun equivalent to which in English.
眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「邊啲係美國人？邊啲係日本人？」
「邊啲會留俾我？」
「邊啲係你嘅跑車？」
「你嘅作品有邊啲呀？」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
嗰、呢、啲、幾、嗰啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、嗰啲

DETERMINER
Interrogative plural determiner equivalent to which in English.
眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。

Example sentences
「邊啲學生去美國？邊啲就去日本？」
「邊啲電話套留俾我㗎？」
「邊啲跑車係佢嘅？」
「邊啲信係啱啱收到㗎？」

Collocations
嘢

See also
嗰、呢、啲、幾、嗰啲、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、幾

邊 /bin1/

DETERMINER & INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
[Always with a classifier and/or a determiner to form pronoun or determiner] Interrogative equivalent to which in English.
唔可以單獨咁用，但加埋量詞一齊用就係代詞，係俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。

[with a classifier to form singular pronoun] Interrogative equivalent to which in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特別嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「邊個係你嘅朋友？」
「邊部係佢嘅電話？」
「邊架係我嘅車？」
「我嘅信係邊封呀？」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
嗰、呢、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with a classifier to form singular determiner] Interrogative equivalent to which in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係單數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「邊個同學會參加今次活動？」
「邊部電話係最新？」
「邊架車係佢㗎？」
「你打算寄邊封信先？」

Collocations
個、樣、種、架、部

See also
嗰、呢、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊
[with the determiner 幾 or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural pronoun] Interrogative equivalent to which in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數代詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「邊幾個係你嘅朋友？」
「你想要邊幾種？」
「邊三架係你嘅跑車？」
「你問我今年去過邊幾度玩？」

Collocations
都、要、去、係、喺、咋、囉

See also
嗰、呢、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲
[with the determiner 幾 or a cardinal number, and a classifier to form plural determiner] Interrogative equivalent to which in English.
加埋量詞一齊用就係眾數形容詞，俾講嘢嘅人用嚟問嗰啲特定嘅人或者事物。
Example sentences
「邊幾個朋友會去你嘅生日會？」
「邊幾部電話係最新？」
「邊三架模型車係佢嘅？」
「你打算借邊幾本俾我？」

Collocations
車、人

See also
嗰、呢、啲、幾、呢度、嗰度、呢邊、嗰邊、呢啲、嗰啲

筆 /bat1/

NOUN
A long and thin instrument used for writing or drawing.
用嚟寫字或者畫畫嘅幼長工具。

Example sentences
「想問吓有冇筆買？」
「揸筆搵食點都係舒服過做地盤，日日坐喺冷氣房，有唔使驚有工業意外。」
「有冇帶筆呀？如果冇，我借支俾你。」
「筆係用嚟寫字嘅，唔咪攞嚟插人㗎。」
「我支筆冇晒色，可唔可以俾支新過我？」
「做功課只可以用藍筆或者黑筆，千祈唔好用紅筆，因為老師會用紅筆改簿。」

Collocations
有、冇、帶、係、寫、畫、插、新、紅、藍、黑、支

See also
鉛筆、鉛心筆、原子筆、墨水筆、畫筆、毛筆、箱頭筆、螢光筆

CLASSIFIER
Counting unit for debts, moneys, transactions, etc.
同錢銀有關嘅嘢嘅量詞。

Example sentences
「你筆數我唔會走嘅，有拖冇欠。」
「你筆數我唔使你還，不過我以後都唔會借錢俾你。」
「我俾你筆錢，夠你去創業。」
「唔好意思，我哋同事會幫你取消筆交易。」
「佢對你真係有情有義，你筆債佢幫你還咗。」
「你睇你留底筆蘇州屎，我而家同你執緊手尾。」

Collocations
錢、數、交易、債、蘇州屎

See also
量詞

把 /baa2/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for tools with handle.
有柄工具嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「唔遞把鉸剪俾我，喺張枱度。」
「你哋有冇見過我把間尺，唔見咗呀。」

Collocations
手槍、刀、菜刀、餐刀、劍、鉸剪、鉗、梳、尺、間尺、遮

See also
量詞、支
Counting unit for voices, speaking, fire, internal heat of Traditional Chinese Medicine, etc.
人聲、講嘅嘢、虛火之類嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「做乜你把聲咁拆嘅？係咪喉嚨唔舒服？」
「擒晚你聽唔聽到出面有兩把聲講嘢？。」
「你唔好得把口，下巴輕輕，真係做到至得㗎。」
「唔好再加把口喇，咁會火上加油。」
「收聲呀！唔好惹起我把火！」
「有冇聽過『一粒荔枝三把火』？你食咁多好易會喉嚨痛㗎。」

Collocations
聲、口、火

See also
量詞、場

芭蕾舞 /baa1 leoi4 mou5/

NOUN

Ballet which is a type of dancing.
一種以女舞蹈員為主嘅西方舞蹈，最主要嘅特色就係用腳尖跳出既輕盈又優雅嘅舞步。
Example sentences
「香港啲父母都好中意俾佢哋嘅小朋友去學芭蕾舞。」
「芭蕾舞係一種優雅嘅舞蹈，特別適合女仔去學。」

Collocations
學、跳

See also
中國舞、現代舞、拉丁舞、芭蕾舞團
Class, level, examination or certificate of classical ballet.
芭蕾舞嘅興趣班、程度、考試或者證書。
Example sentences
(as level)「佢嘅同學嘅芭蕾舞已經考到第八級。」
(as class)「逢星期六阿女都要上芭蕾舞。」
(as examination)「你下星期就要考芭蕾舞，要練習多啲。」
(as certificate)「芭蕾舞對考小學好有幫助，所以好多父母俾小朋友去學，希望可以攞多張證書。」

Collocations
考、上

See also
興趣班、練習、考試、證書
Work of art performed by a group of ballet dancers in theatre.
喺劇院演出嘅芭蕾舞劇。
Example sentences
「如果你乖，爸爸聖誕節同你去睇齣芭蕾舞。」
「呢個假期我睇咗兩齣芭蕾舞。」
「我有兩張芭蕾舞飛，下星期六晚得唔得閒？」

Collocations
睇、咗、完、齣、場

See also
戲、話劇、音樂劇

同學 /tung4 hok6/

NOUN

Classmate 一齊學嘢嘅人。
Example sentences
「邊個係你最friend嘅同學？」
「你睇吓嗰邊，嗰幾個係咪你嘅同學？」
「我今日約咗同學去街，晚飯前返。」
「我有幾個同學暑假會搭飛機旅行，我哋可唔可以都去旅行呀？」

Collocations
個、嘅、咗

See also
學校、學生、老師、朋友、至friend
Used of addressing a classmate politely.
一齊學嘢嘅人。
Example sentences
「校長、老師、各位來賓、各位同學，今日係我哋學校嘅六十週年校慶，慶祝活動正式開始。」
「我哋學校有大慨有八百個學生，而老師就有八十位，所以師生嘅比例相當之高嘅，各位家長可以放心，老師一定會照顧到每位同學。」

Collocations
位

See also
校長、老師、學生、書呆子、書生

份 /fan6/

CLASSIFIER

Counting unit for collection of things that are put together for ease of distribution.
可派發嘅單位嘅量詞，為咗容易派發嘅原因，同常會將幾件嘢放埋一齊去派。
Example sentences
「我今日訂咗六十份餐，應該夠晒俾所有工作人員同義工。」
「各位家長首先去嗰邊攞一份表格，填好之後就可以拎過嚟呢邊，交俾我哋嘅老師。」
「同學已經準備好三十份物資，聽朝可以分俾啲班長攞去用。」
「各位同學自己出嚟攞一份材料，下堂交做好嘅作品。」

Collocations
餐、表格、物資、材料

See also
套
Counting unit for parts of a whole.
將一嚿嘢切做多過一嚿，切完之後一嚿嚿嘅嘢嘅量詞；或者將一大堆嘢分做多過一堆，分完之後一堆堆嘅嘢嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「我將啲手信分咗四份，你哋每人拎一份返去食。」
「大家想將個西瓜切成幾多份？」
「不如將個蛋糕分八份。」

Collocations
咗、幾、幾多、一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十

See also
分
Counting unit for gift, present, souvenir, etc.
獎品、禮物、紀念品、手信之類嘅嘢嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「我啱啱去完日本玩，買咗份手信俾你。」
「大家走之前幾得每人攞一份紀念品。」
「今次抽獎有十份獎品。」

Collocations
獎品、禮物、紀念品、手信

See also
大獎、頭獎、抽獎、贈品
Mathematics Counting unit for the total equal parts of a whole in a fraction.
【數學】分數嘅分母嘅量詞。
Example sentences
「出現一個咁基因突變嘅probability係百萬份之一。」
「我哋平分筆錢，每人三份一。」
「問卷調查顯示有三份二嘅人都支持通個呢條新法例。」

Collocations
一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、百、千、萬、億

See also
平分

學校 /hok6 haau6/

NOUN
An educational institution such as nursery school, kindergarten, school, college, university, higher education institution, vocational school, night school, academy for special field, etc.
返學嘅地方，同常包括幼兒園、幼稚園、小學、中學、大學、大專院校、職業訓練學校、夜校、專科學院。

Example sentences
「我今日返學校溫書，溫到圖書館收至返嚟，唔使煮我飯。」
「我今日返學校同同學傾project，唔知幾時傾完，你嘅眼瞓就瞓先，唔好等我。」
「你今日冇帶份功課返學校，有冇俾老師罰？」
「我哋學校係一間基督教學校，每星期都會有一堂聖經科。」
「今次嘅比賽有幾十間學校參加。」
「聽日教育局會派人嚟學校視學，各位同學要乖啲呀，好唔好呀？」
「學校小息時，同學係唔可以留喺課室度。」
「聽日係學校旅行，大家要準時返到學校集合，唔好遲到。」
「下星期日學校禮堂會借俾選舉事務處做投票站，所以會有好多街外人，大家記得將放喺禮堂嘅拎走。」
「今年係學校嘅六十週年校慶，校慶當日會邀請一兩出名嘅校友嚟演講。」
「我哋學校有大慨有八百個學生，而老師就有八十位，所以師生嘅比例相當之高嘅，各位家長可以放心，老師一定會照顧到每位同學。」

Collocations
間、有、返、嚟、到、係

See also
學生、返學、考試、功課、老師、校長、校工、校友、圖書館、科、堂

炒蛋 /caau2 daan2/

NOUN
Scrambled egg
一種嘢食，先將蛋嘅蛋黃同蛋白𢪎勻，再一邊煎一邊慢慢炒，唔可以將嚿蛋炒散。

Example sentences
「唔該，煎雙蛋可唔可以轉炒蛋？」
「原來啲炒蛋唔係用鮮雞蛋整㗎，係用蛋漿嚟煎，咁唔使講又係好多添加劑啦。」
「我中意食炒蛋。」

Collocations
整、食、切

See also
煎蛋、烚蛋、炒、煎

未有耐 /mei6 jau5 noi1/

ADVERB
Still a long time before (an event)
仲有好耐先至會等到一啲事發生。

Example sentences
「佢嚟到未?未有耐啦！你唔使咁趕喇。」
「而家先至係六點，未有耐開席，不如出去行陣先。」
「未有耐開席開飯呀，佢咁大個仔，今日係第一次煮飯，梗係要啲時間㗎嘞，等吓先啦。」
「未有耐完呀，而家啲表演仲未開始，我有排都走唔到。」

Collocations
啦、開始、開飯、開場、完

See also
快、耐

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Create an entry for your dictionary

You can just follow these simple steps to create an entry for your dictionary.

Pick a word.

Orange
Provide a pronunciation to the word.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
Write a few example sentences for the word.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
I want to buy some oranges.
Orange contains abundant vitamin C.
Orange is my favourite colour.
Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.
My hat is orange.
Please open the orange box.
Group the sample sentences by meaning and word class.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
I want to buy some oranges.
Orange contains abundant vitamin C.

Orange is my favourite colour.
Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.

My hat is orange.
Please open the orange box.
Determine the word class for each group of sentence.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
NOUN
I want to buy some oranges.
Orange contains abundant vitamin C.

NOUN
Orange is my favourite colour.
Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.

ADJECTIVE
My hat is orange.
Please open the orange box.
Write down other words that are habitually placed close together with it.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
NOUN
I want to buy some oranges.
Orange contains abundant vitamin C.

Collocations
juicy, sour, sweet, tree, juice
NOUN
Orange is my favourite colour.
Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish
ADJECTIVE
My hat is orange.
Please open the orange box.

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish, colour
You can provide additional information such as synonyms, antonym and related words.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
NOUN
I want to buy some oranges.
Orange contains abundant vitamin C.

Collocations
juicy, sour, sweet, tree, juice

See also
apple, banana, grape
NOUN
Orange is my favourite colour.
Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish

See also
red, yellow, green
ADJECTIVE
My hat is orange.
Please open the orange box.

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish, colour

See also
red, yellow, green
Write a definition for each group of sentence.

Orange /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
NOUN A round juicy fruit with thick reddish-yellow skin.
‘I want to buy some oranges.’
‘Orange contains abundant vitamin C.’

Collocations
juicy, sour, sweet, tree, juice

See also
apple, banana, grape
NOUN A bright reddish-yellow colour.
‘Orange is my favourite colour.’
‘Bright colours are orange, yellow, red and green.’

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish

See also
red, yellow, green
ADJECTIVE Reddish yellow.
‘My hat is orange.’
‘Please open the orange box.’

Collocations
bright, dark, reddish, colour

See also
red, yellow, green
Finally, you can publish your definition of the word.

It is simple and easy.