(pos:語素)
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yue:容易做;唔#麻煩
eng:convenient
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yue:#方便 (fong1 bin6)
eng:convenient
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yue:#便於 (bin6 jyu1)
eng:to be convenient to
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yue:#自便 (zi6 bin6)
eng:at one's convenience; as one pleases; suit oneself
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yue:不便之處 (bat1 bin6 zi1 cyu5)
eng:inconvenience
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yue:你出去同我買包煙,便唔便? (nei5 ceot1 heoi3 tung4 ngo5 maai5 baau1 jin1, bin6 m4 bin6?)
eng:Would you buy me a cigarette while you're at it?
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<explanation>
yue:隨意嘅;非正式嘅
eng:casual; informal
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yue:#便服 (bin6 fuk6)
eng:casual wear
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yue:#便條 (bin6 tiu4)
eng:memo
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yue:#便衣警 (bin6 ji1 ging2)
eng:police officer in plain clothes
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<explanation>
yue:#機會
eng:chance; opportunity
<eg>
yue:因利乘便 (jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6)
eng:take the tide at the flood
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<explanation>
yue:屎、尿等排泄物
eng:faeces; excrement
<eg>
yue:大小二便 (daai6 siu2 ji6 bin6)
eng:urinating and defecating
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yue:#便秘 (bin6 bei3)
eng:constipation
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yue:#便意 (bin6 ji3)
eng:desire to urinate or defecate
(pos:副詞)(label:書面語)
<explanation>
yue:#即刻、#就
eng:immediately; upon which
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zho:她丈夫一上班,她便招她鄰居老王進屋了。 (taa1 zoeng6 fu1 jat1 soeng5 baan1, taa1 bin6 ziu1 taa1 leon4 geoi1 lou2 wong2 zeon3 uk1 liu2.)
yue:佢老公一返工,佢就叫佢鄰居老王入屋喇。 (keoi5 lou5 gung1 jat1 faan1 gung1, keoi5 zau6 giu3 keoi5 leon4 geoi1 lou2 wong2 jap6 uk1 laa3.)
eng:When her husband went to work, she invited her neighbour Wong to her house at once.
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<explanation>
yue:#唔通、#難道;用於反問
eng:how/why/what on earth
<eg>
zho:我當過政黨實習,便不是這裏學生?便沒有自由意志? (ngo5 dong1 gwo3 zing3 dong2 sat6 zaap6, bin6 bat1 si6 ze2 loei3 hok6 saang1? bin6 mut6 jau5 zi6 jau4 ji3 zi3?)
yue:我做過政黨實習,就唔係呢度嘅學生?就冇自由意志? (ngo5 zou6 gwo3 zing3 dong2 sat6 zaap6, zau6 m4 hai6 ni1 dou6 ge3 hok6 saang1? zau6 mou5 zi6 jau4 ji3 zi3?)
eng:I have worked in the party as an intern. But why on earth does that mean I am not a student here? And I don't have free will?
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<explanation>
yue:#已經,某件事喺某個時間之前已經實現咗
eng:already
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zho:昨天那個展覽便開始了。 (zok6 tin1 naa5 go3 zin2 laam5 bin6 hoi1 ci2 liu5.)
yue:噚日嗰個展覽就開始咗喇。 (cam4 jat6 go2 go3 zin2 laam5 zau6 hoi1 ci2 zo2 laa3.)
eng:The exhibition started since yesterday.
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<explanation>
yue:#就,表示因果、條件關係
eng:to indicate causal relationship
<eg>
zho:如果下雨,旅行便會取消。 (jyu4 gwo2 haa6 jyu5, leoi5 hang4 bin6 wui6 ceoi2 siu1.)
yue:如果落雨,個旅行就會取消。 (jyu4 gwo2 lok6 jyu5, go3 leoi5 hang4 zau6 wui6 ceoi2 siu1.)
eng:The trip will be cancelled if it rains.
(pos:詞綴)(sim:邊)(sim:面)
<explanation>
yue:用於方位詞之後
eng:suffix for directional/positional noun
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yue:#開便 (hoi1 bin6)
eng:outside
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yue:#呢便 (nei1 bin6)
eng:this side
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yue:嗰便 (go2 bin6)
eng:that side
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yue:#埋便 (maai4 bin6)
eng:inside
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yue:左手便 (zo2 sau2 bin6)
eng:left-hand side
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yue:東便 (dung1 bin6)
eng:east
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yue:#後便 (hau6 bin6)
eng:back side
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yue:我後便冇人。 (ngo5 hau6 bin6 mou5 jan4.)
eng:There is no one behind me.
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yue:#邊便? (bin1 bin6?)
eng:Where?