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2. (a letter), 寫信皮, ꜂se sun꜄ ꜁p‘éí.

Adherent,

n.

黨羽, ꜂tong ꜃yü.

Admit,

v.

1. (to allow entrance to), 俾入, ꜂péí yap꜇.
2. (to acknowledge, as a fault), 認, ying꜅.
   Admit him, 俾佢入嚟, ꜂péí ꜃k‘uí yap꜇ ꜁laí.
   Admitting it as a fact, 就是, tsaú꜅ shí꜅.

Admonish,

v.

勸, hün꜄.

Adorn,

v.

修飾, ꜀saú shik꜆.

Adult,

n.

大(個)人, táí꜅ (ko꜄) ꜁yan. (This may simply mean a big man, especially with the classifier). 長大成人, ꜂chöng táí꜅ ꜁sheng† ꜁yan.

Adulterer,

n.

情人, ꜁t‘sing ꜁yan.
Class. 個, ko꜄

Adultery,

n.

姦淫, ꜀kán ꜁yam.
To commit adultery. 行淫 ꜁háng (or ꜁hang) ꜁yam.

Advance,

v.

1. (to proceed), 進, tsun꜄; 上前, ꜃shöng ꜁ts‘in; 前去, ꜁ts‘in huí꜄.
2. (money), 借, tse꜄.
   To pay in advance. 上期俾, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜂péí.
   Rent payable in advance, 上期租, shöng꜅ ꜁k‘éí ꜀tsò.
   To buy goods in advance of arrival, 買花, ꜃máí ˳fá*.

Advantage,

n.

1. (a place or position of), 好處, ꜂hò ch‘ü꜄.
2. (profit), 益, yik꜆.

Advise,

v.

勸, hün꜄.

Affair,

n.

事幹, sz꜅ kòn꜄; 事情, sz꜅ ꜁ts‘ing.
Class, 樁, ꜀chong; (or more commonly), 件, kín.꜅

Affect,

v.

1. (to move), 感動, ꜂kòm tung꜅.
2. (concern), 𨵿(涉), ꜀kwán (shíp˳).
   Affected tones, ogling eyes, and expressive face, 聲聲色色, ꜀shing ꜀shing shik꜆ shik꜆.

Affections,

n.

心腸, ꜀sam ꜁ch‘öng; 情, ꜁ts‘ing.

Afraid

adj.

慌, ꜀fong; 怕, p‘á꜄; 驚, ꜀keng†.
Afraid it is so, 怕係噉, p‘á꜄ haí꜅ ꜂kòm.

After,

prep. and adv.

後, haú꜅.
After all, 到底, tò꜄ ꜂taí.
After finishing talking, 講完之後, ꜂kong ꜁yün ꜀chí haú꜅.
After the New Year, 過(唨)年(之後), kwo꜄ (꜂ch‘o) ꜁nín (꜀chí haú꜅).
After he came down, 佢落嚟之後, k‘uí lok laí chí haú.
After that manner, 照噉, chíú꜄ ꜂kòm.
After several months had passed, 過嘵幾個月, kwo꜄ ˳híú* ꜂kéí ko꜄ yüt꜇.
After that matter, 個件事之後, ko꜄ kin꜅ sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅.
After these matters, 呢啲事之後, ꜀ni ˳ti* sz꜅ ꜀chí haú꜅.