Cantonese 2

Session: 20 new remaining of the 20/day cap · 0 learning waiting · 63 reviews due.

Click Cantonese::Level2, not Level1. Level1 is review-only now. Learning is empty today: new cards mix into the 63 reviews.

This is a third sheet for today (HSK is 2026-09-16.md, Japanese is 2026-09-16-japanese-level2.md).

Session plan

• No learning queue. The 63 reviews are yesterday’s and older Level2 cards.
• Particles/frames: 再講 once more, 仲係 still on, 點都 as long as it’s cheap, 次次 he cries, 得閒唔得閒, 之嘛 just go, 唔錯 the dish.
• Place/people: 香港人 speak up, 可惜 that middle class, 後面 the park, 細佬 secondary school (not the slang), 男仔 on the railing.
• Hands/body: 尾 the cat, 分 the cake, 揸 揸車, 一身 red.
• Time/truth: 以後 won’t be late, 二十 every twenty minutes, 事實, 真正 purpose.

1. 尾（mei5）

tail; (also) aftermath · ekor; akibat buruk

Example: 唔好捉貓條尾，佢會抓你。 — Don't grab the cat's tail, it'll scratch you.

• CJK: 尾 = 尾 wěi. Mandarin 尾巴. JP 尾（お）. Classifier 條. Aftermath 收尾 / 有尾 is not today’s sentence.
• Fun fact: 貓條尾. Cantonese keeps 條 on long thin things. Dictionary also “reprisal”; today is the cat.
• Memorize: Hand on a cat tail, scratch incoming: 唔好捉貓條尾.
• Study tip: 尾. Don’t answer 尾巴 unless that’s printed.

2. 香港人（hoeng1 gong2 jan4）

Hong Konger; Hong Kong people · orang Hong Kong

Example: 香港人要為自己嘅未來發聲。 — Hong Kong people must speak up for their future.

• CJK: 香 = 香. 港 = 港. 人 = 人. Mandarin 香港人. JP 香港人（ホンコンじん）.
• Fun fact: 香港人 is identity, not just GPS. 為自己嘅未來發聲 is the civic sentence on this card.
• Memorize: Crowd, megaphone, 未來: 香港人要為自己嘅未來發聲.
• Study tip: 香港人. Don’t answer 香港 or 人.

3. 再講（zoi3 gong2）

say again; furthermore · mengatakan lagi; lagipula

Example: 我再講一次，聽清楚啊。 — I'll say it again, listen carefully.

• CJK: 再 = 再. 講 = 讲 jiǎng. Mandarin 再说一遍. JP もう一回言う. Same 講 as 講話.
• Fun fact: 再講一次 = repeat. 再講 can also be “and another thing.” Today is the teacher repeat.
• Memorize: Finger up, “once more”: 我再講一次，聽清楚啊.
• Study tip: 再講. Don’t answer 再說 or 再 with no 講.

4. 仲係（zung6 hai6）

still; nevertheless · masih; tetap

Example: 部電話仲係開緊。 — The phone is still on.

• CJK: 仲 = 仲 / 还 hái. 係 = 是. Mandarin 还是开着. JP まだ〜だ. Japanese まま is today’s cousin (light still on).
• Fun fact: 仲係開緊 = still in the on-state. 仲 is HK “still”; Mandarin 还. 係 is the copula, not 喺.
• Memorize: Phone screen still lit: 部電話仲係開緊.
• Study tip: 仲係. Don’t answer 还是 or 仍然. Don’t answer 喺.

5. 細佬（sai3 lou2）

younger brother · adik laki-laki

Example: 我細佬而家讀中學。 — My younger brother is in secondary school now.

• CJK: 細 = 细 xì. 佬 = 佬. Mandarin 弟弟. JP 弟. 細 = small; 佬 = guy.
• Fun fact: Default is kid brother. Dictionary also lists crude “penis” and triad “little brother.” Today’s sentence is school. Don’t volunteer the slang on this card.
• Memorize: Younger boy in a school uniform: 細佬而家讀中學.
• Study tip: 細佬. Don’t answer 弟弟. Don’t answer 哥哥.

6. 事實（si6 sat6）

fact · fakta; kenyataan

Example: 我知道呢個係不爭嘅事實。 — I know this is an indisputable fact.

• CJK: 事 = 事. 實 = 实 shí. Mandarin 事实. JP 事実（じじつ）. Traditional 事實.
• Fun fact: 不爭嘅事實 = not up for debate. 事實 vs 真相 (the real story) vs 真正 (next-ish on this sheet).
• Memorize: Finger on a document: 呢個係不爭嘅事實.
• Study tip: 事實. Don’t answer 真 or 故事.

7. 點都（dim2 dou1）

no matter how; anyway · bagaimanapun

Example: 只要平，點都得。 — As long as it's cheap, anything goes.

• CJK: 點 = 点. 都 = 都. Mandarin 怎么样都 / 反正. JP どうしても. 點 = how; 都 = even then.
• Fun fact: 只要平，點都得 = cheap → whatever. 點都要去 is “going no matter what.” Not a question 點.
• Memorize: Price tag, shrug, ok: 只要平，點都得.
• Study tip: 點都. Don’t answer 點 or 都 alone.

8. 分（fan1）

to share · berbagi

Example: 我哋一齊分咗呢塊蛋糕。 — We shared this cake together.

• CJK: 分 = 分. Mandarin 分 (share). JP 分ける. Yesterday HSK 分为 was “divide into parts.”
• Fun fact: Today is share the cake, not 分鐘, not exam 分. 分咗呢塊蛋糕. Tone fan1.
• Memorize: Cake cut, plates around: 一齊分咗呢塊蛋糕.
• Study tip: 分. Don’t answer 分鐘 or 分開 unless that’s the card.

9. 以後（ji5 hau6）

from now on; after; since · setelah; nanti; sejak

Example: 以後都唔會再遲到。 — I won't be late again from now on.

• CJK: 以 = 以. 後 = 后 hòu. Mandarin 以后. JP 以後（いご）. Traditional 以後. HSK 将来 was life-plan future; this is “henceforth.”
• Fun fact: 以後都唔會再遲到 = resolution. 以後 can also be “after that point.” Not 之前.
• Memorize: Clock, late never again: 以後都唔會再遲到.
• Study tip: 以後. Don’t answer 將來 or 之後 unless that’s printed.

10. 後面（hau6 min6）

behind; the back · di belakang

Example: 我屋企後面有個公園。 — There's a park behind my house.

• CJK: 後 = 后. 面 = 面. Mandarin 后面. JP 後ろ. Same 後 as 以後.
• Fun fact: 屋企後面 = the space behind the building. 後面 vs 前面. 背面 is the reverse of an object.
• Memorize: House, park out the back: 屋企後面有個公園.
• Study tip: 後面. Don’t answer 後面的人 if the audio is the park.

11. 次次（ci3 ci3）

every time; each time · setiap kali

Example: 次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘。 — Every time I talk to him about this, he cries terribly.

• CJK: 次 = 次. Mandarin 每次. JP 毎回. Reduplication = every instance.
• Fun fact: 次次…都. Not 一次. The crying is the payload of this example.
• Memorize: Same talk, same tears: 次次…佢都喊得好慘.
• Study tip: 次次. Don’t answer 每次 or 次.

12. 得閒（dak1 haan4）

free; have spare time · luang; punya waktu luang

Example: 你下個禮拜得閒唔得閒？ — Are you free next week?

• CJK: 得 = 得. 閒 = 闲 xián. Mandarin 有空. JP 暇（ひま）. Traditional 得閒. A-not-A: 得閒唔得閒.
• Fun fact: HK default for “are you free.” 冇閒 is busy. Mandarin 有空吗 maps here, not 得闲 in speech north.
• Memorize: Calendar, next week, A-not-A: 得閒唔得閒？
• Study tip: 得閒. Don’t answer 有空 or 閒 alone.

13. 男仔（naam4 zai2）

boy · anak laki-laki

Example: 有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓。 — There's a boy sitting on the balcony railing, seems like he wants to jump.

• CJK: 男 = 男. 仔 = 仔. Mandarin 男孩. JP 男の子. 仔 = kid suffix (女仔, 狗仔).
• Fun fact: 男仔 is ordinary “boy.” The example is grim (欄河 / 跳樓). That’s the sentence on the card — don’t soften it when you study, and don’t treat 男仔 itself as the dark word.
• Memorize: Small figure on a balcony rail: 有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度.
• Study tip: 男仔. Don’t answer 男孩 or 細佬.

14. 唔錯（m4 co3）

not bad; pretty good · lumayan; tidak buruk

Example: 你煮呢碟菜味道唔錯喔！ — The taste of this dish you cooked is not bad at all!

• CJK: 唔 = 不. 錯 = 错 cuò. Mandarin 不错. JP 悪くない. Double negative praise.
• Fun fact: 味道唔錯 is a real compliment, not faint. 錯 alone is “wrong.”
• Memorize: Taste, thumbs up: 味道唔錯喔！
• Study tip: 唔錯. Don’t answer 好 or 錯.

15. 之嘛（zi1 maa3）

that’s all; just · cuma; toh hanya

Example: 去就去之嘛，有乜好驚。 — Just go already, what's there to worry about?

• CJK: Particle, not a content noun. Mandarin 而已 / 嘛. JP 〜だけだ. Minimizer.
• Fun fact: X之嘛 = “it’s only X.” 去就去之嘛 = going is no big deal. Soften or dismiss.
• Memorize: Shrug toward the door: 去就去之嘛，有乜好驚.
• Study tip: 之嘛. Don’t answer 而已 or 嘛 alone.

16. 可惜（ho2 sik1）

what a pity; too bad · sayang sekali

Example: 可惜香港嘅中產階級奇奇怪怪。 — It's a pity that Hong Kong's middle class is so strange.

• CJK: 可 = 可. 惜 = 惜. Mandarin 可惜. JP 惜しい / 残念. Same 惜 as 珍惜.
• Fun fact: 可惜 + clause. Today is editorial, not a missed bus. Pairs with 香港人 on this sheet.
• Memorize: Headshake over a headline: 可惜香港嘅中產階級…
• Study tip: 可惜. Don’t answer 遺憾 unless that’s the card.

17. 揸（zaa1）

to drive; to hold · menyetir; memegang

Example: 我阿哥揸車技術好好。 — My brother drives very well.

• CJK: 揸 = 揸. Mandarin 开车 / 抓. JP 運転する / 握る. HK verb for drive is 揸車, not 開車 as the default.
• Fun fact: 揸車技術好好. Hand-on-wheel. Also 揸住 (hold). Today is driving skill.
• Memorize: Brother at the wheel, smooth: 阿哥揸車技術好好.
• Study tip: 揸. Don’t answer 開車 or 持.

18. 一身（jat1 san1）

from head to toe; the whole body · seluruh tubuh; dari kepala sampai kaki

Example: 佢一身紅衫出現，好搶眼。 — He showed up in a full red outfit, very eye-catching.

• CJK: 一 = 一. 身 = 身. Mandarin 一身. JP 全身. HSK yesterday had 全身; this is the Canto outfit reading.
• Fun fact: 一身紅衫 = dressed all in red, not “one body.” 一身汗 is covered in sweat (HSK 汗 today).
• Memorize: Head-to-toe red entering a room: 一身紅衫出現，好搶眼.
• Study tip: 一身. Don’t answer 全身 or 衫.

19. 二十（ji6 sap6）

twenty · dua puluh

Example: 有冇一架巴士係由市中心去機場㗎？—有，每隔二十分鐘。 — Is there a bus from downtown to the airport? — Yes, every twenty minutes.

• CJK: 二 = 二. 十 = 十. Mandarin 二十. JP 二十（にじゅう）. Spoken often jaa6 (廿). This card’s reading is ji6 sap6.
• Fun fact: 每隔二十分鐘. Number, not 二十歲 unless the audio says age. Yesterday 巴士; today the interval.
• Memorize: Airport bus, clock every 20: 每隔二十分鐘.
• Study tip: 二十. Don’t answer 廿 unless that’s printed. Don’t answer 巴士.

20. 真正（zan1 zing3）

genuine; true; real · sejati; yang sebenarnya

Example: 佢嘅真正目的係乜嘢？ — What is his true intention?

• CJK: 真 = 真. 正 = 正. Mandarin 真正. JP 真の / 本当の. Same 真 as 真係.
• Fun fact: 真正目的 = hidden real aim. 真係 is “really”; 真正 is “the actual.” Pairs with 事實.
• Memorize: Question mark over a smiling face: 真正目的係乜嘢？
• Study tip: 真正. Don’t answer 真 or 事實.