「着 / 著」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	affix
Labels：	Mandarin
Explanation：	to express that an action is in process and a state is prolonged; similar to '住' zyu6 or '下' haa5 (Chi.) 痛tung3並bing6快faai3樂lok6着zoek6 (Cant.) 痛tung3住zyu6開hoi1心sam1 (Eng.) feeling painful and happy (Chi.) 走zau2着zoek6走zau2着zoek6就zau6到dou3了liu5課fo3室sat1。 (Cant.) 行haang4下haa5行haang4下haa5就zau6到dou3咗zo2班baan1房fong2。 (Eng.) Walking, (we) have arrived at the classroom. (Chi.) 他taa1們mun4正zing3説syut3着zoek6話waa6呢ne1。 (Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6講gong2緊gan2嘢je5啊aa3。 (Eng.) They are talking. (Chi.) 等dang2着zoek6瞧ciu4。 (Cant.) 睇tai2下haa5點dim2。 (Eng.) (Let's) wait and see. verbal suffix to mean that the aim of an action has been achieved or its result has come out; similar to 到 dou2 (Chi.) 你nei5的dik1錶biu1我ngo5沒mut6見gin3着zoek6。 (Cant.) 你nei5隻zek3錶biu1我ngo5見gin3唔m4到dou2。 (Eng.) I have not found your watch. used at the end of a sentence to form an imperative (Chi.) 聽ting3着zoek6。 (Cant.) 聽teng1住zyu6。 (Eng.) Listen. (Chi.) 你nei5可ho2好hou2生sang1給kap1我ngo5應jing3付fu6着zoek6。 (Cant.) 你nei5好hou2好hou2哋dei2同tung4我ngo5應jing3付fu6下haa5。 (Cant.) 你nei5小siu2心sam1啲di1同tung4我ngo5應jing3付fu6下haa5。 (Eng.) Handle this well (for me).
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「着 / 著」

Entry #2
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to be ignited (Cant.) 着zoek6火fo2 (Eng.) to catch fire (Cant.) 燒siu1着zoek6 (Eng.) to burn to turn on; to light up (Cant.) #着燈zoek6 dang1 (Eng.) to turn on the light (Cant.) 支zi1光gwong1管gun2唔m4着zoek6喎wo3，係hai6咪mai6要jiu3換wun6？ (Eng.) The fluorescent tube is not lighting up, should it be replaced?
See also：	開啓啓動開照照射燃引爆燃點點着
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「着 / 著」

Entry #3
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	affix
Explanation：	verbal suffix to convey a sense of misfortune (Cant.) 頭頭碰着黑tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 haak1 (Eng.) to be frustrated or disappointed in every endeavour; literally: bumping into darkness on all sides (Cant.) 揾wan2着zoek6我ngo5嚟lai4搞gaau2 (Eng.) to make trouble for me (Cant.) 識sik1着zoek6你nei5，真zan1係hai6前cin4世sai3唔m4修sau1！ (Eng.) How unfortunate it is for me to have known you!
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「着 / 著」

Entry #4
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek3 著 zoek3
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to wear; to put on (Cant.) 佢keoi5着zoek3緊gan2我ngo5送sung3畀bei2佢keoi5嗰go2對deoi3鞋haai4。 (Eng.) He's wearing the shoes I gave him.
See also：	穿戴佩戴擪衣纜披上
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「着 / 著」

Entry #5
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	adjective
Explanation：	to be right, correct or good; usually used in the form of 唔着 m4 zoek6 (Cant.) 係hai6我ngo5唔m4啱aam1，係hai6我ngo5唔m4着zoek6。你nei5原jyun4諒loeng6我ngo5一jat1次ci3咁gam3多do1吖aa1。 (Eng.) I'm wrong, I'm bad. Could you please forgive me this time?
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「着 / 著」

Entry #6
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	morpheme
Explanation：	to touch; to come into contact with; to reach; to attach to (Cant.) 着陸zoek6 luk6 (Eng.) (of planes) to land (Cant.) #黏着nim1 zoek6 (Eng.) bound; stuck (Cant.) #着墨zoek6 mak6 (Eng.) to elaborate (especially in writing) to achieve a state and to keep (Cant.) 着迷zoek6 mai4 (Eng.) fascinated (Cant.) #着魔zoek6 mo1 (Eng.) bewitched; literally, possessed by demon (Cant.) 着想zoek6 soeng2 (Eng.) to considerate; to care about asleep (Cant.) 瞓fan3着zoek6 (Eng.) to fall asleep
See also：	觸摸沾接纊掂揩埋達成抵達達到致到附加掛
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「着 / 著」

Entry #7
Character、 Pronunciation：	着 zoek6 著 zoek6
Part of Speech：	quantifier
Explanation：	a step in a chess game; figuratively, strategy or means (Cant.) 棋差一着kei4 caa1 jat1 zoek6 (Eng.) to take a wrong step; to miscalculate (Cant.) 走為上着zau2 wai4 soeng6 zoek6 (Eng.) to flee is the best means
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(pos:詞綴)(label:書面語)
<explanation>
yue:表示動作、狀態進行緊、持續緊，類似「#住」、「#下」
eng:to express that an action is in process and a state is prolonged; similar to '#住' zyu6 or '#下' haa5
<eg>
zho:痛並快樂着 (tung3 bing6 faai3 lok6 zoek6)
yue:痛住開心 (tung3 zyu6 hoi1 sam1)
eng:feeling painful and happy
<eg>
zho:走着走着就到了課室。 (zau2 zoek6 zau2 zoek6 zau6 dou3 liu5 fo3 sat1.)
yue:行下行下就到咗班房。 (haang4 haa5 haang4 haa5 zau6 dou3 zo2 baan1 fong2.)
eng:Walking, (we) have arrived at the classroom.
<eg>
zho:他們正説着話呢。 (taa1 mun4 zing3 syut3 zoek6 waa6 ne1.)
yue:佢哋講緊嘢啊。 (keoi5 dei6 gong2 gan2 je5 aa3.)
eng:They are talking.
<eg>
zho:等着瞧。 (dang2 zoek6 ciu4.)
yue:睇下點。 (tai2 haa5 dim2.)
eng:(Let's) wait and see.
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<explanation>
yue:動詞後綴，表示動作達到目的、有結果；類似「#到」（dou2）
eng:verbal suffix to mean that the aim of an action has been achieved or its result has come out; similar to #到 dou2
<eg>
zho:你的錶我沒見着。 (nei5 dik1 biu1 ngo5 mut6 gin3 zoek6.)
yue:你隻錶我見唔到。 (nei5 zek3 biu1 ngo5 gin3 m4 dou2.)
eng:I have not found your watch.
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<explanation>
yue:喺句尾出現，表示祈使
eng:used at the end of a sentence to form an imperative
<eg>
zho:聽着。 (ting3 zoek6.)
yue:聽住。 (teng1 zyu6.)
eng:Listen.
<eg>
zho:你可好生給我應付着。 (nei5 ho2 hou2 sang1 kap1 ngo5 jing3 fu6 zoek6.)
yue:你好好哋同我應付下。 (nei5 hou2 hou2 dei2 tung4 ngo5 jing3 fu6 haa5.)
yue:你小心啲同我應付下。 (nei5 siu2 sam1 di1 tung4 ngo5 jing3 fu6 haa5.)
eng:Handle this well (for me).

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:燃燒
eng:to be ignited
<eg>
yue:着火 (zoek6 fo2)
eng:to catch fire
<eg>
yue:燒着 (siu1 zoek6)
eng:to burn
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<explanation>
yue:啓動#電器，例如電燈
eng:to turn on; to light up
<eg>
yue:#着燈 (zoek6 dang1)
eng:to turn on the light
<eg>
yue:支光管唔着喎，係咪要換？ (zi1 gwong1 gun2 m4 zoek6 wo3, hai6 mai6 jiu3 wun6?)
eng:The fluorescent tube is not lighting up, should it be replaced?

(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:動詞後綴，表示不幸蒙受唔好嘅結果
eng:verbal suffix to convey a sense of misfortune
<eg>
yue:#頭頭碰着黑 (tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 haak1)
eng:to be frustrated or disappointed in every endeavour; literally: bumping into darkness on all sides
<eg>
yue:揾着我嚟搞 (wan2 zoek6 ngo5 lai4 gaau2)
eng:to make trouble for me
<eg>
yue:識着你，真係前世唔修！ (sik1 zoek6 nei5, zan1 hai6 cin4 sai3 m4 sau1!)
eng:How unfortunate it is for me to have known you!

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:將身體套入#衫、#褲、#裙、#鞋、#襪 呢啲衣物
eng:to wear; to put on
<eg>
yue:佢着緊我送畀佢嗰對鞋。 (keoi5 zoek3 gan2 ngo5 sung3 bei2 keoi5 go2 deoi3 haai4.)
eng:He's wearing the shoes I gave him.

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:啱；冇錯；好（通常用「#唔着」嘅形式）
eng:to be right, correct or good; usually used in the form of 唔着 m4 zoek6
<eg>
yue:係我唔啱，係我唔着。你原諒我一次咁多吖。 (hai6 ngo5 m4 aam1, hai6 ngo5 m4 zoek6. nei5 jyun4 loeng6 ngo5 jat1 ci3 gam3 do1 aa1.)
eng:I'm wrong, I'm bad. Could you please forgive me this time?

(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:接觸；依附
eng:to touch; to come into contact with; to reach; to attach to
<eg>
yue:#着陸 (zoek6 luk6)
eng:(of planes) to land
<eg>
yue:#黏着 (nim1 zoek6)
eng:bound; stuck
<eg>
yue:#着墨 (zoek6 mak6)
eng:to elaborate (especially in writing)
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<explanation>
yue:達到一種狀態而維持
eng:to achieve a state and to keep
<eg>
yue:#着迷 (zoek6 mai4)
eng:fascinated
<eg>
yue:#着魔 (zoek6 mo1)
eng:bewitched; literally, possessed by demon
<eg>
yue:#着想 (zoek6 soeng2)
eng:to considerate; to care about
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<explanation>
yue:入睡
eng:asleep
<eg>
yue:瞓着 (fan3 zoek6)
eng:to fall asleep

(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:捉棋行嘅一#步；引申為#計策、#手段
eng:a step in a chess game; figuratively, strategy or means
<eg>
yue:#棋差一着 (kei4 caa1 jat1 zoek6)
eng:to take a wrong step; to miscalculate
<eg>
yue:#走為上着 (zau2 wai4 soeng6 zoek6)
eng:to flee is the best means

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