Cantonese/English-Cantonese Glossary

Basic English-Cantonese Glossary (基礎英粤詞彙)

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Greetings and Basic Phrases

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  1. Hello - nei5 hou2 - 你好
  2. Goodbye - joi3 gin3 - 再見
  3. Thank you - m4 goi1 - 唔該
  4. You're welcome - m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 - 唔使客氣
  5. Sorry - deoi3 m4 zyu6 - 對唔住
  6. Please - m4 goi1 - 唔該
  7. Yes - hai6 - 係
  8. No - m4 hai6 - 唔係

Time

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  1. Today - gam1 jat6 - 今日
  2. Tomorrow - ting1 jat6 - 聽日
  3. Yesterday - cam4 jat6 - 尋日

Family and Relationships

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  1. Mother - maa4 maa1 - 媽媽
  2. Father - baa4 baa1 - 爸爸
  3. Sister - zi2 mui6 - 姊妹
  4. Brother - hing1 dai6 - 兄弟
  5. Friend - pang4 jau5 - 朋友
  6. Husband - lou5 gung1 - 老公
  7. Wife - lou5 po4 - 老婆

Food and Drink

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  1. Rice - faan6 - 飯
  2. Noodles - min6 - 麵
  3. Meat - juk6 - 肉
  4. Vegetable - coi3 - 菜
  5. Water - seoi2 - 水
  6. Tea - caa4 - 茶
  7. Coffee - gaa3 fe1 - 咖啡

Everyday Objects

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  1. Phone - din6 waa2 - 電話
  2. Book - syu1 - 書
  3. Pen - bat1 - 筆
  4. Chair - dang3 - 凳
  5. Table - toi2 - 檯
  6. Car - ce1 - 車
  7. House - uk1 - 屋

Places

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  1. School - hok6 haau6 - 學校
  2. Hospital - ji1 jyun2 - 醫院
  3. Restaurant - caan1 teng1 - 餐廳
  4. Market - gaai1 si5 - 街市
  5. Bank - ngan4 hong4 - 銀行
  6. Airport - fei1 gei1 coeng4 - 飛機場
  7. Park - gung1 jyun2 - 公園

Weather

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  1. Hot - jit6 - 熱
  2. Cold - dung3 - 凍
  3. Rain - jyu5 - 雨
  4. Sun - taa3 jat6 - 大陽
  5. Wind - fung1 - 風
  6. Cloud - wun4 - 雲

Common Verbs

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  1. Eat - sik6 - 食
  2. Drink - jam2 - 飲
  3. Sleep - fan3 gaau3 - 瞓覺
  4. Go - heoi3 - 去
  5. Come - lei4 - 嚟
  6. Buy - maai5 - 買
  7. Speak - gong2 - 講

Common Adjectives

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  1. Good - hou2 - 好
  2. Bad - m4 hou2 - 唔好
  3. Big - daai6 - 大
  4. Small - sai3 - 細
  5. New - san1 - 新
  6. Old - gau6 - 舊
  7. Beautiful - leng3 - 靚

Advanced English-Cantonese Glossary (英粤詞彙)

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Business and Economics

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  1. Merger and acquisition - hip3 bing1 ji5 sou2 jip6 - 合併及收購
  2. Stock market - gu2 piu3 si5 coeng4 - 股票市場
  3. Inflation - tong4 zoeng3 - 通脹
  4. Recession - suk1 tit3 - 蕭條
  5. Cryptocurrency - maa5 faa3 wui4 bou6 - 加密貨幣

Technology

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  1. Artificial intelligence - jing1 zoi3 nou5 nang4 - 人造腦能
  2. Cloud computing - jun4 seon3 gai3 suan3 - 雲端計算
  3. Cybersecurity - mong5 luk6 on1 ceon4 - 網絡安全
  4. Virtual reality - ou3 ngon6 ji6 sik6 - 虛擬實境
  5. Blockchain - lyun4 kau3 gei6 sou3 - 區塊鏈技術

Medicine and Health

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  1. Immunotherapy - mian5 jik6 zik6 liao2 - 免疫治療
  2. Genome sequencing - jing1 jyun4 zik6 sau2 - 基因測序
  3. Telemedicine - jyun5 hang4 ji1 hok6 - 遠程醫學
  4. Antibiotic resistance - kang4 saang1 mik1 jik1 mat6 dai3 noi6 - 抗生素抗藥性
  5. Neuroplasticity - nao5 nou5 sau1 waan4 sing3 - 腦部可塑性

Environment

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  1. Biodiversity - saang1 wu6 dik1 jung6 sing3 - 生物多樣性
  2. Renewable energy - koi1 saang1 nang4 leong6 - 可再生能源
  3. Carbon footprint - taan3 zik1 jung2 - 碳足跡
  4. Ecosystem - sai3 toi4 - 生態系統
  5. Sustainable development - koi5 coi4 faat3 zin2 - 可持續發展

Law and Politics

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  1. Impeachment - daat6 jim6 - 彈劾
  2. Filibuster - fong4 ngoi6 tau4 lung6 - 冗長演說
  3. Diplomacy - wai6 gau3 - 外交
  4. Lobbying - ling6 dau6 - 遊說
  5. Gerrymandering - wai4 piu3 kau1 - 選區劃分操縱

Arts and Culture

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  1. Abstract expressionism - cou3 sang4 biu2 dai2 zyu2 ji6 - 抽象表現主義
  2. Avant-garde - sing1 wai6 - 前衛
  3. Cinematography - din6 jing2 caai3 ing2 - 電影攝影
  4. Surrealism - co1 si6 zyu2 ji6 - 超現實主義
  5. Cultural appropriation - man4 faa3 tou1 joeng2 - 文化挪用

Psychology

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  1. Cognitive dissonance - jin4 zik1 bat1 dang1 - 認知不協調
  2. Mindfulness - jiu5 sam1 - 正念
  3. Impostor syndrome - mou4 ming4 zoeng3 zang3 zing3 coeng4 - 冒名頂替症候群
  4. Confirmation bias - bat1 dung6 jan4 si1 - 確認偏誤
  5. Dunning-Kruger effect - dang1 leng6-gok3 lu1 gaa1 hau6 jing3 - 鄧寧-克魯格效應

Philosophy

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  1. Existentialism - cyun4 zoi6 zyu2 ji6 - 存在主義
  2. Epistemology - ji3 sik1 lun6 - 知識論
  3. Utilitarianism - jung6 lei6 zyu2 ji6 - 功利主義
  4. Nihilism - huk1 wu4 zyu2 ji6 - 虛無主義
  5. Metaphysics - jung1 hei3 hok6 - 形而上學