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                                               Basic Adjectives
   Please describe it.                                                                This is ~.
   m4 goi1 miu4 seot6 jat1 haa5.                                                      ni1 go3 hai6 ~.
   唔該描述一吓。                                                                            呢個係~。
                                                    500                      5
                     1                    2                 3                    4
                         2+2 = 4
                     5                    6                 7                    8
                  $
                  $
                                    $
                 $
                     9                    10                11                   12
1. big                        2. small                            3. heavy                 4. light
  daai6                            sai3                             cung5                     heng1
  大                             細                                   重                         輕
5. difficult                  6. easy                             7. new                   8. old
  kwan3 naan4                      jung4 ji6                        san1                      gau6
  困難                            容易                                  新                         舊
9. expensive                 10. cheap                        11. wide                    12. narrow
  gwai3                            pin4 ji4                         fut3                      zaak3
  貴                                便宜                               闊                         窄
                           Describing Someone’s Personality
anxious                  bad-tempered                       boring       extroverted
 bat1 on1                pei4 hei3 m4 hou2                   mun6        ngoi6 hoeng3
  不安                        脾氣唔好                              悶             外向
 funny                     indecisive                    intelligent     introverted
fung1 ceoi3            jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun3              sing2 muk6     noi6 hoeng3
  風趣                        優柔寡斷                             醒目             內向
  kind                         nice                         quiet          serious
sin6 loeng4               hou2 hou2 jan4                     zing6        zing3 ging1
  善良                         好好人                              靜             正經
                                           Many Tastes
              bitter                                salty                            spicy
               fu2                                  haam4                               laat6
               苦                                     鹹                                   辣
              sour                                 sweet                            umami
              syun1                                  tim4                       hou2 hou2 mei6
               酸                                     甜                              好好味
                            Other Commonly Used Adjectives
   late                     beautiful                        dark           high
    ci4                      mei5 lai6                       hak1            gou1
    遲                          美麗                             黑               高
  early                       ugly                          bright           low
   zou2                        cau2                      gwong1 loeng6       dai1
    早                           醜                            光亮               低