a |
阿 | used with names and family members, denoting familiarity |
fan |
反 | anti-, counter- |
| hou |
好 | -able, good to, -worthy |
lan |
un...able, hard to, un...worthy | |
lou |
老 | familiar term of address Lit. old |
| m | 唔 | un-, non-, not |
| mou |
冇 | -less, without, not having |
y u |
有 | having |
yi |
易 | easy to |
| dei |
哋 | plural pronoun |
| dou |
度 | degree, level, -ness |
| fat |
法 | way, method, manner |
ga |
家 | -ist, specialist, professional, expert |
| gau |
教 | religion, -ism |
| gei |
機 | machine |
| hok |
學 | field of study, -ology |
| dzi |
仔 | male or genderless diminutive, little; boy's intimate names |
| dze |
者 | -er, one who..., person who performs an action |
| dzü yi |
主義 | -ism, ideology, principle |
| löü |
女 | female diminutive, little; girl's intimate name |
| lou |
佬 | guy |
| po |
婆 | girl, lady |
| se |
organization, company | |
| si |
-ist, -er, person who practices a profession (less specialized expertise than ga1) | |
| sIng |
性 | nature, quality, -ness |
| fa |
化 | -ize, -ify, creates a causative verb from a noun or adjective |
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