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| absent-minded | 心不在焉 | s m
bt dzoi yin
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| affectionate | 親切 | tsn chit |
| ambitious | 有野心 | yu ye sm |
| arrogant | 自大 | dzi dai Lit. self big |
| blunt | 直 | dzIk |
| brave | 勇 | yUng |
| catty | ||
| cold | 冷淡 | lan dam |
| conceited | 自大 | dzi dai Lit. self big |
| confident | 自信 | dzi sön Lit. self-believing |
| conservative | 保守 | bou su |
| controlling | ||
| crazy | 黐線 | tsi sin |
| 癲 | din |
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| cruel | 殘忍 | tsan yn |
| curious | 好奇 | hou kei Lit. fond of strange |
| deceitful | ||
| easy-going | ||
| educated | 有學識 | yu hok sIk |
| emotional | ||
| energetic | ||
| enthusiastic | ||
| extraverted | 外向 | oi hœng Lit. out-facing |
| friendly | 友善 | yu sin |
| funny | 狡笑 | gau siu |
| generous | 大方 | dai fon |
| greedy | 貪心 | tam sm |
| hard-working | 勤力 | kn lIk |
| honest | 誠實 | sIng st |
| ignorant | ||
| impatient | 冇耐性 | mou loi sIng |
| impolite | mou li (mau) |
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| intelligent | 聰 | tsUng mIng |
| 醒 | sIng |
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| 叻 | lek |
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| intense | ||
| introverted | 內向 | loi hœng Lit. in-facing |
| kind | 善良 | sin lœng |
| lazy | 懶 | lan |
| logical | ||
| loud | 嘈 | tsou |
| mean | 賤格 | dzin gat |
| söü |
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| modest | 謙虛 | him höü |
| nosy | bat gwa |
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| obnoxious | ||
| obsessed | ||
| odd | 怪 | gwai |
| open-minded | 冇偏見 | mou pin gin |
| patient | 有耐性 | yu loi sIng |
| polite | 冇禮貌 | yu li (mau) |
| psycho | ||
| reliable | 靠得住 | kau dt dzü |
| resourceful | ||
| responsible | 有責任感 | yu dzat ym gm |
| selfish | 自私 | dzi si |
| sensitive | 敏感 | mn gm Lit. swift-feeling |
| sensual | ||
| shy | 怕醜 | pa tsu |
| silly | 儍 | so |
| smart | 聰 | tsUng mIng |
| 醒 | sIng |
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| 叻 | lek |
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| spiteful | ||
| straightforward | 直 | dzIk |
| strange | 怪 | gwai |
| stubborn | 固執 | gu dzp ![[mnemonic]](mem.gif){kind=small} a Japanese guy stuck in goo and doesn't want to get out: a stubborn goo Jap |
| stupid | 蠢 | tsön |
| superstitious | 迷信 | mi sön |
| unreliable | 靠唔住 | kau m dzü |
| vain | 自大 | dzi dai Lit. self big |
| weird | 怪 | gwai |
| wise | 聰明 | tsUng mIng |
| witty |
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