Aspect Markers

Aspect Markers There are some aspect markers in Cantonese. Perfective (咗 /zo2/) Terminative (完 /jyun4/) Exhaustive (晒 /saai3/) Add...

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

拂 /faak3/

拂 /faak3/


VERB
  1. (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
  2. (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/

種 /zung2/


CLASSIFIER
  1. 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
  2. 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
  1. 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/

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/

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/

自己 /zi6 gei2/


PRONOUN
  1. 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
  2. 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/

支 /zi1/


CLASSIFIER
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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/

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