「番」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: faan1
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • classifier for occurences of an action; used less frequently than 次
    (Cant.) 三saam1番faan1四sei3次ci3
    (Eng.) time and again
    (Cant.) 起hei2落lok6數sou3番faan1
    (Eng.) up and down several times
    (Cant.) 十年人事幾番新sap6 nin4 jan4 si6 gei2 faan1 san1
    (Eng.) things change a lot in ten years; times have changed

  • classifier for speech or sincerity; mostly in conjunction with 一 jat1 or demonstrative pronouns
    (Cant.) 呢ni1番faan1話waa6
    (Eng.) these words
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1教gaau3導dou6
    (Eng.) a round of lessons
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1心sam1血hyut3
    (Eng.) a lot of effort
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1苦fu2心sam1
    (Eng.) plenty of good intentions

  • classifier for feelings; mostly in conjunction with 一 jat1 or demonstrative pronouns
    (Cant.) 別bit6有jau5一jat1番faan1滋zi1味mei6
    (Eng.) to have a special feeling

  • classifier for certain acts or achievements, mostly in conjunction with 一 jat1 or demonstrative pronouns
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1作zok3為wai4
    (Eng.) accomplishment

  • classifier for atmospheres, scenery, or sights; mostly in conjunction with 一 jat1 or demonstrative pronouns
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1新san1氣hei3象zoeng6
    (Eng.) a refreshing sight
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1太taai3平ping4景ging2象zoeng6
    (Eng.) a tranquil scene
    (Cant.) 一jat1番faan1新san1面min6貌maau6
    (Eng.) a new look

  • classifier for multiples or factors
    (Cant.) 翻faan1兩loeng5番faan1
    (Eng.) to double

  • score of mahjong
    (Cant.) 三saam1番faan1起hei2糊wu2
    (Eng.) to win with at least three faan (番)

Synonym: Synonym: 回
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「返 / 番」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 返 faan1
  • 番 faan1
  • 翻 faan1
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • placed after a verb to describe the resumption of an interrupted action
    (Cant.) 做zou6返faan1你nei5應jing1該goi1做zou6嘅ge3嘢je5。
    (Eng.) Go back to work on whatever you should be doing.
    (Cant.) 你nei5着zoek3返faan1件gin6衫saam1先sin1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) You should put on some/more clothes first.
    (Cant.) 咁gam3好hou2嘅ge3女neoi5朋pang4友jau5,你nei5呢ni1世sai3都dou1揾wan2唔m4返faan1㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) She is such a good girlfriend, you could never find anyone like her again.

  • placed after a verb or adjective to show that something is getting better or reverting to its original state
    (Cant.) 我ngo5身san1體tai2好hou2返faan1好hou2多do1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) My health is getting a lot better now.
    (Cant.) 啲di1人jan4走zau2晒saai3之zi1後hau6,呢ni1度dou6終zung1於jyu1靜zing6返faan1。
    (Eng.) After everyone had left, this place became quiet again.

  • placed after a verb to show that an action is for the speaker's own good or for the sake of someone else
    (Cant.) 食sik6返faan1餐caan1好hou2嘅ge3!
    (Eng.) Let's eat something good!
    (Cant.) 介gaai3紹siu6返faan1隻zek3產caan2品ban2俾bei2你nei5。
    (Eng.) Let me introduce this product to you.

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「番」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: faan1
Part of Speech: morpheme
Explanation:
foreign; alien
(Cant.) 番茄faan1 ke2
(Eng.) tomato
(Cant.) 番薯faan1 syu2
(Eng.) sweet potato
(Cant.) 番石榴faan1 sek6 lau2
(Eng.) guava
(Cant.) #番人faan1 jan4
(Eng.) foreigner, especially, white man; Caucasian; Westerner
(Cant.) 老番lou5 faan1
(Eng.) foreigner, especially, white man; Caucasian; Westerner
(Cant.) 老番冬lou5 faan1 dung1
(Eng.) Christmas
(Cant.) 番話faan1 waa2
(Eng.) foreign language, usually English in the context of Hong Kong
(Cant.) 半唐番bun3 tong4 faan1
(Eng.) Eurasians; a Westernised Chinese; a Chinese person who has been strongly influenced by Western culture, values, tastes, etc.
(Cant.) 番邦faan1 bong1
(Eng.) foreign country
(Cant.) 讀duk6番faan1書syu1
(Eng.) to study abroad
See also: 對外 外來 國外 鹹水 非我族類 生保 外星人 西洋仔 老外
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「返 / 番」

Entry #4
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 返 faan1
  • 番 faan1
  • 翻 faan1
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to return; to go back
    (Cant.) 你nei5幾gei2時si4先sin1返faan1香hoeng1港gong2?
    (Eng.) When will you return to Hong Kong?

  • to go to one's school or office
    (Cant.) 夠gau3鐘zung1返faan1學hok6嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) It's time to go to school.

  • to go to a place related to one's ancestry, upbringing, or a place to which one has a sense of belonging
    (Cant.) 返faan1鄉hoeng1下haa2
    (Eng.) to return to one's ancestral home
    (Cant.) 返faan1娘noeng4家gaa1
    (Eng.) (of a married woman) to go to her parents' place

See also: 退還 退 歸 歸來 回歸 返扯 返轉頭 回去 重返 還
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「番」

Entry #5
Pronunciation: faan1
Part of Speech: noun
Labels: Jargon
Explanation:
anime; Japanese TV episodes
(Cant.) 新san1番faan1
(Eng.) new animated television series
See also: 動畫 動物 獸
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