# Cantonese/English-Cantonese Glossary
## Basic English-Cantonese Glossary (基礎英粤詞彙)
### Greetings and Basic Phrases

* Hello - nei5 hou2 - 你好
* Goodbye - joi3 gin3 - 再見
* Thank you - m4 goi1 - 唔該
* You're welcome - m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 - 唔使客氣
* Sorry - deoi3 m4 zyu6 - 對唔住
* Please - m4 goi1 - 唔該
* Yes - hai6 - 係
* No - m4 hai6 - 唔係

### Time

* Today - gam1 jat6 - 今日
* Tomorrow - ting1 jat6 - 聽日
* Yesterday - cam4 jat6 - 尋日

### Family and Relationships

* Mother - maa4 maa1 - 媽媽
* Father - baa4 baa1 - 爸爸
* Sister - zi2 mui6 - 姊妹
* Brother - hing1 dai6 - 兄弟
* Friend - pang4 jau5 - 朋友
* Husband - lou5 gung1 - 老公
* Wife - lou5 po4 - 老婆

### Food and Drink

* Rice - faan6 - 飯
* Noodles - min6 - 麵
* Meat - juk6 - 肉
* Vegetable - coi3 - 菜
* Water - seoi2 - 水
* Tea - caa4 - 茶
* Coffee - gaa3 fe1 - 咖啡

### Everyday Objects

* Phone - din6 waa2 - 電話
* Book - syu1 - 書
* Pen - bat1 - 筆
* Chair - dang3 - 凳
* Table - toi2 - 檯
* Car - ce1 - 車
* House - uk1 - 屋

### Places

* School - hok6 haau6 - 學校
* Hospital - ji1 jyun2 - 醫院
* Restaurant - caan1 teng1 - 餐廳
* Market - gaai1 si5 - 街市
* Bank - ngan4 hong4 - 銀行
* Airport - fei1 gei1 coeng4 - 飛機場
* Park - gung1 jyun2 - 公園

### Weather

* Hot - jit6 - 熱
* Cold - dung3 - 凍
* Rain - jyu5 - 雨
* Sun - taai3 yeung6 - 太陽
* Wind - fung1 - 風
* Cloud - wan4 - 雲

### Common Verbs

* Eat - sik6 - 食
* Drink - jam2 - 飲
* Sleep - fan3 gaau3 - 瞓覺
* Go - heoi3 - 去
* Come - lei4 - 嚟
* Buy - maai5 - 買
* Speak - gong2 - 講

### Common Adjectives

* Good - hou2 - 好
* Bad - m4 hou2 - 唔好
* Big - daai6 - 大
* Small - sai3 - 細
* New - san1 - 新
* Old - gau6 - 舊
* Beautiful - leng3 - 靚

## Advanced English-Cantonese Glossary (英粤詞彙)
### Business and Economics

* Merger and acquisition - hip3 bing1 ji5 sou2 jip6 - 合併及收購
* Stock market - gu2 piu3 si5 coeng4 - 股票市場
* Inflation - tong4 zoeng3 - 通脹
* Recession - suk1 tit3 - 蕭條
* Cryptocurrency - maa5 faa3 wui4 bou6 - 加密貨幣

### Technology

* Artificial intelligence - jing1 zoi3 nou5 nang4 - 人造腦能
* Cloud computing - jun4 seon3 gai3 suan3 - 雲端計算
* Cybersecurity - mong5 luk6 on1 ceon4 - 網絡安全
* Virtual reality - ou3 ngon6 ji6 sik6 - 虛擬實境
* Blockchain - lyun4 kau3 gei6 sou3 - 區塊鏈技術

### Medicine and Health

* Immunotherapy - mian5 jik6 zik6 liao2 - 免疫治療
* Genome sequencing - jing1 jyun4 zik6 sau2 - 基因測序
* Telemedicine - jyun5 hang4 ji1 hok6 - 遠程醫學
* Antibiotic resistance - kang4 saang1 mik1 jik1 mat6 dai3 noi6 - 抗生素抗藥性
* Neuroplasticity - nao5 nou5 sau1 waan4 sing3 - 腦部可塑性

### Environment

* Biodiversity - saang1 wu6 dik1 jung6 sing3 - 生物多樣性
* Renewable energy - koi1 saang1 nang4 leong6 - 可再生能源
* Carbon footprint - taan3 zik1 jung2 - 碳足跡
* Ecosystem - sai3 toi4 - 生態系統
* Sustainable development - koi5 coi4 faat3 zin2 - 可持續發展

### Law and Politics

* Impeachment - daat6 jim6 - 彈劾
* Filibuster - fong4 ngoi6 tau4 lung6 - 冗長演說
* Diplomacy - wai6 gau3 - 外交
* Lobbying - ling6 dau6 - 遊說
* Gerrymandering - wai4 piu3 kau1 - 選區劃分操縱

### Arts and Culture

* Abstract expressionism - cou3 sang4 biu2 dai2 zyu2 ji6 - 抽象表現主義
* Avant-garde - sing1 wai6 - 前衛
* Cinematography - din6 jing2 caai3 ing2 - 電影攝影
* Surrealism - co1 si6 zyu2 ji6 - 超現實主義
* Cultural appropriation - man4 faa3 tou1 joeng2 - 文化挪用

### Psychology

* Cognitive dissonance - jin4 zik1 bat1 dang1 - 認知不協調
* Mindfulness - jiu5 sam1 - 正念
* Impostor syndrome - mou4 ming4 zoeng3 zang3 zing3 coeng4 - 冒名頂替症候群
* Confirmation bias - bat1 dung6 jan4 si1 - 確認偏誤
* Dunning-Kruger effect - dang1 leng6-gok3 lu1 gaa1 hau6 jing3 - 鄧寧-克魯格效應

### Philosophy

* Existentialism - cyun4 zoi6 zyu2 ji6 - 存在主義
* Epistemology - ji3 sik1 lun6 - 知識論
* Utilitarianism - jung6 lei6 zyu2 ji6 - 功利主義
* Nihilism - huk1 wu4 zyu2 ji6 - 虛無主義
* Metaphysics - jung1 hei3 hok6 - 形而上學