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137 Cards in this Set
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的
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"di" - marking possessiveness
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是
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"si" - true / to be
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不
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"but" - not
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了
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"liu" - v. particle marking completed action
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在
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"joy" - as in 现在 "yinjoy" (now)
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有
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"yow" - have
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他
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"ta" - he/she/it
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来(F來)
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"loy" - come
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国 (F國)
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"kwok" - country
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个 (F個,箇)
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"gay" - self as in "自个" (chi-gay)
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到
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"doe" - to/towards as in "去到" hur-doe / arrive
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说 (F說)
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"shurt" - speak as in "说话 shurt wah"
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们 (F們)
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"mun" - "we" or "y'all"
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为 (F為)
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"wai" - for the sake of (is it the same word as "yun wai" i.e. because?)
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子
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"chi" - son
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和
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"wo" - together with
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你
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"lay" - you
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地
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"day" - earth/ground
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出
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"churt" - go out
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道
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"doe" - way
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时 (F時)
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"shi" - period/time
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年
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"lin" - year
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就
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"jow" - about to, just; "他就要去. Ta jow yew hur. He is about to leave."
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要
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"yew" - want
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下
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"ha" - below, down
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以
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"yi" as in "可以 ho yi - OK, may"
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生
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"sung" - birth / life
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会 (F會)
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"wui" - "can/able" or "club/society"
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自
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"chi" - self as in "自個" (chi-gay)
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着 (F著)
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"jurt" - to wear or "verb particle marking a continuing progress/state"
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去
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"hur" - go
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之
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"ji" - <subordinator>, it (in classical texts)
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过 (F過)
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"gaw" - pass/cross as in "过马路" gaw ma lo, cross the street
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家
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"ka" - family
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学 (F學)
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"hock" - learn
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对 (F對)
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"dur" - correct / true
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可
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"hawe" - able
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她
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"ta" - she
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里
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"lay" - neighbourhood, half kilometer or in "哪里? na lay? where?"
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后
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"how" - behind "how bin" or day after tomorrow "how yut"
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小
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"shew" - small
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心
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"sum" - heart
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多
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"do" - lots / much
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天
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"tin" - sky / day
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能
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"lung" - able to
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好
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"ho" - good
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然
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"yin" - as in nature: "chi yin" 自然 or although "sur yin" 虽然
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日
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"yut" - day
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起
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"hay" - rise, or as in "对不起 dur but hay" excuse me/sorry
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还 (F還)
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"wan" - return/give back or still/yet
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发
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"fat" - hair, "头发" = tow fat, or as in "fat bui" - express
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成
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"sing" - as in "成为" sing wei, become or as in "成功" sing gong, succeed
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事
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"si" - matter, affair or as in "事情" si ching = situation
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只 (F祇)
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"chi" - only as in "chi yow" 祇有
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作
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"jock" - as in 工作 gong jock, work
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看
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"hon" - look, watch
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文
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"mun" - language as in 中文 chong mun, Chinese
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无 (F無)
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"mo" - without, nothing
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开 (F開)
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"hoy" - open, or as in "开始" hoy chi = beginning
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手
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"sow" - hand
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用
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"yong" - use
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主
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"jur" - lord, master, god
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行
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"han" - walk, or as in "行动" han dong = action... also "银行" un hong = bank
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方
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"fong" - square, or as in "方面 fong min" = aspect
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如
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"yur" - as in "如果 yur gwo" = if, or as in "如此 yur chi" = like this
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前
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"cheen" - in front of, or as in "前天" = the day before yesterday
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所
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"saw" - place, as in "厕所" chi saw = toilet, or "所有" saw yow = all, or "所以" = saw yi = therefore
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本
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"boon" - classifier for books
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见 (F見)
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"geen" - appear to be, see, also as in "听见" teng geen = hear
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经 (F經)
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"ging" - scripture / constant, or as in "经验" ging yim = experience, or "已经" yi ging = already
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头 (F頭)
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"tow" - head
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面
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"min" - face
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公
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"gong" - work, public
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同
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"tong" - same, with
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已
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"yi" - stop, or as in "已经" yi ging = already
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老
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"lo" - old
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动 (F動)
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"dung" - move, or "动物" dong mut = animal
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两 (F兩)
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"lurng" - two, 50 grams
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长 (F長)
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"churng" - long
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知
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"chi" - as in "知道" chi doe = know
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民
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"mun" - people, as in "民主" mun jur = democracy
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样 (F樣)
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"yurng" - appearance, shape, form, as in "dim yurng" = how?
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现 (F現)
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"yin" - show, as in "现在" yin joy = now, "发现" fat yin = discover, "现代" yin doy = modern
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分
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"fun" - divide or fraction, 百分之五 = 5/100
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将 (F將)
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"jurn" - shall, or as in "将来" jurn loy = future
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外
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"oy" = outside, or as in "外国人" oy kwok yun = foreigner
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但
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"dan" - but, 但是 dan si
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身
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"sun" - life, incarnation, or as in "身体" sun tai = body
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高
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"go" - high
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意
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"yi" - as in "意思" yi si = meaning, or "意见" yi geen = opinion; "意大利" Italy
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进 (F進)
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"jurn" - proceed, as in "进步" jurn bo = progress, improvement
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法
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"fat" - as in "办法" ban fat = solution and "法律" fat lurt = law; "法国" fat kwok = france
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此
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this, as in "如此" yur chi = like this and "此地" chi day = here, at this place
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实 (F實)
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"shut" - solid, as in 事实 si shut = fact, 实在 shut joy = really
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回
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"wooy" = return, circle back, etc. 来回
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理
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"lay" - principle, as in 理论 lay lurn = theory; 心理 sum lay = psychology, mentality
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美
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"may" - beauty
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点 (F點)
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"dim" - drop, or as in 点火 dim fwo = light a fire
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月
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"yurt" = moon / month
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明
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"ming" = bright, next
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种 (F種)
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"jung" = plant, breed, kind/type, race
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声 (F聲)
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"seng" = voice, declaration, "声音" seng yum = sound
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全
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"choorn" = whole/complete, as in "安全" awn choorn = safety
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工
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"gong" - work, job
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己
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"gay" - self, as in "自己" ji gay = self
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话 (F話)
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"wah" - speech/language as in "说话" surt wah = speech
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儿 (F兒)
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"yi" - child, as in "兒子" yi chi = son; "女兒" lur yi = daughter
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者
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"je" - one who, as in "作者" jock je = author
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部
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"bo" - part, as in "部分" bo fun = section, or "全部" choorn bo = entire; also, used as classifier for machines (yut bo gay), films (bo hay)
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正
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"ching" - right, straight, upright, correct
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名
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"ming" - name, as in "名字" ming chi = name
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定
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"ding" - fixed, stable as in "一定" yut ding = definite; "决定" jot ding = decide
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女
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"lur" - female
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问 (F問)
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"mun" - ask/question
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力
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"lick" - strength
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机 (F機)
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"gay" - machine, as in "机器" gay hay; "收音机" sow yum gay = radio
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等
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"dun" - wait, equality (ping dun)
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很
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"hun" - very, as in 很好 hun ho = very good
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最
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"jur" - most, as in 最近 jur gun most recently
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间 (F間)
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"gan" - classifier for rooms, space, gap, interval
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新
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"sun" - new
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打
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"da" - hit, strike / also, dozen
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便
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"been" - as in "方便" fong been = convenient; also cheap ("peng")
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位
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"wai" - place, location, position, <polite classifier for people>
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因
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"yun" - cause; "因为" yun wai = because; "原因" yoorn yun = reason
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重
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"chong" - heavy; also means 'again'
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被
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"pay" - quilt
"bay" - indicates passive voice |
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走
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"chow" - go, leave, run
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电 (F電)
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"deen" - electricity
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第
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"dai" - indicating ordinal number, ~th; as in "第三" dai sam = third
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门 (F門)
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"moon" - door
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次
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"chi" - times, as in "两次" lurng chi = twice/two times
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东 (F東)
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"dong" - east
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政
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"jing" - as in 政府 jing fu = government; 政治 jing ji = politics
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海
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"hoy" - ocean
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口
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"how" - mouth
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使
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"si" - make, cause to (do), as in "使用" si yung = make use/apply
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