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According to such a way, 依住噉樣 ꜀yi chü꜅ ꜂kòm yöng^⊇*; 照依噉, chiú꜄ ꜀yí ꜂kòm.
According to that, 照噉樣, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm yöng^⊇*.
According to the old way, 照舊一樣, chíú꜄ kaú꜅ yat꜆ yöng꜅.

Account,

n.

1. 數(目), shò꜄ (muk꜇).
   Class. 條 ꜁t‘íú; (less often), 張 ꜀chöng.
   Account in dollars, 元數, ꜁yün shò꜄.
   Account in taels, 兩數, ꜃löng shò꜄.
2. (a bill) 單, ˳tán*. Make out a bill, 開單, ꜀hoí ˳tán*
   In charge of the accounts, 管數, ꜂kwún shò꜄.
   Account, On, of, 因(爲), ꜀yan waí꜅.
   On account of what? 爲乜呢, Waí꜅ mat꜆ ꜀ní?

Accountant,

n.

掌櫃, ꜂chöng kwai^⊇*.
Class. 個 ko꜄; (politely) 位 waí꜅ (or sometimes waí^⊇*).

Accumulate,

v.

租埋, tsik꜆ ꜁máí.

Ache,

v.

𤷫, ts‘ek˳; 痛, t‘ung꜄.
No aches or pains, 冇病痛, ꜃mò peng꜅† t‘ung꜄.

Acknowledge,

v.

認, ying꜅.

Acquainted with,

1. 識, shik꜆.
   Mutually acquainted, 相識, ꜀söng shik꜆; 兩家相識, ꜁löng ˳ká* ꜀söng shik꜆.
   To be slightly acquainted with, 相識下, ꜀söng shik꜆ há^⊇*.

2. (accustomed to), 熟, shuk꜇; 慣, kwán꜄.
Acquainted with any work, 熟手 shuk꜇ ꜂shaú; 熟行, shuk꜇ ꜁hong.
Accustomed to do it, 慣做, kwán꜄ tsò꜅.

Act,

n.

1. (of a play), 一本戲, yat꜆ ꜂pún heí꜄; 一出戲, yat꜆ ch‘ut꜆ héí꜄.

Act,

v.

做, tsò꜅.
To act in that silly way, 整成個啲衰樣, ꜂ching ꜁sheng† ko꜄ ˳ti* ꜀shuí yöng^⊇*.
(This is a woman's phrase).

Act,

n.

(a deed), 事, sz꜅.
Class 件 kín꜅. See Action.
Acts of kindness, 仁愛嘅事, ꜁yan oi꜄ ke꜄ sz꜅.

Action,

1. n. (physical), 舉動, ꜂kuí tung꜅.
2. (deeds), 行爲, ꜁hang (or ꜁háng) waí꜅; 事, sz꜅.
   Action, A good, 一塲好心事, yat꜆ ꜁ch‘öng ꜂hò ꜀sam sz꜅.

Add,

v.

加, ꜀ká; 添, ꜀t‘im; 打, ꜂tá.
To add more, 加多, ꜀ká ꜀to; 加多啲, ˳ká* ˳to* ˳ti*.
To add some more, 加啲添, ꜀ká ˳ti* ꜀t‘im.
To add more of a severe punishment, 加重嚴辦, ꜀ká ꜃ch‘ung ꜁yím pán꜅.
Five added to seven, 五個打七個, ꜃ng ko꜄ ꜂tá ts‘at꜆ ko꜄.

Address,

n.

住趾, chü꜅ ꜂chí.
Address v. 1. (a person), 稱呼 ꜀ch‘ing ꜀fú.