Adjectives in Cantonese

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Cantonese adjectives listed below will help you learn common Cantonese adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Cantonese. For even more Cantonese adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Cantonese at the end of the page.

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Basic Adjectives in Cantonese
Colours in Cantonese
Feelings in Cantonese
Space in Cantonese
Other Important Adjectives in Cantonese

Basic Adjectives in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
heavy in Cantonese	重 (zung6)
light in Cantonese	輕 (hing1)
correct in Cantonese	啱 (ngaam1)
wrong in Cantonese	錯 (co3)
difficult in Cantonese	難 (naan4)
easy in Cantonese	簡單 (gaan2 daan1)
few in Cantonese	少 (siu2)
many in Cantonese	多 (do1)
new in Cantonese	新 (san1)
old in Cantonese	舊 (gau6)
slow in Cantonese	慢 (maan6)
quick in Cantonese	快 (faai3)
poor in Cantonese	窮 (kung4)
rich in Cantonese	有錢 (jau5 cin2)

Colours in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
white in Cantonese	白色 (baak6 sik1)
black in Cantonese	黑色 (hak1 sik1)
grey in Cantonese	灰色 (fui1 sik1)
green in Cantonese	綠色 (luk6 sik1)
blue in Cantonese	藍色 (laam4 sik1)
red in Cantonese	紅色 (hung4 sik1)
pink in Cantonese	粉紅色 (fan2 hung4 sik1)
orange in Cantonese	橙色 (caang2 sik1)
purple in Cantonese	紫色 (zi2 sik1)
yellow in Cantonese	黃色 (wong4 sik1)
brown in Cantonese	啡色 (fe1 sik1)

Feelings in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
good in Cantonese	好 (hou2)
bad in Cantonese	差 (caa1)
weak in Cantonese	弱 (joek6)
strong in Cantonese	強 (koeng4)
happy in Cantonese	開心 (hoi1 sam1)
sad in Cantonese	傷心 (soeng1 sam1)
healthy in Cantonese	健康 (gin6 hong1)
sick in Cantonese	病 (beng6)
hungry in Cantonese	肚餓 (tou5 ngo6)
thirsty in Cantonese	口渴 (hau2 hot3)
lonely in Cantonese	孤獨 (gu1 duk6)
tired in Cantonese	癐 (gui6)

Space in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
short in Cantonese	短 (dyun2)
long in Cantonese	長 (coeng4)
small in Cantonese	小 (siu2)
big in Cantonese	大 (daai6)
high in Cantonese	高 (gou1)
low in Cantonese	低 (dai1)
steep in Cantonese	陡 (dau2)
flat in Cantonese	平 (ping4)
shallow in Cantonese	淺 (cin2)
deep in Cantonese	深 (sam1)
narrow in Cantonese	窄 (zaak3)
broad in Cantonese	闊 (fut3)

Other Important Adjectives in Cantonese

English	Cantonese
cheap in Cantonese	平 (ping4)
expensive in Cantonese	貴 (gwai3)
soft in Cantonese	軟 (jyun5)
hard in Cantonese	硬 (ngaang6)
empty in Cantonese	空 (hung1)
full in Cantonese	滿 (mun5)
dirty in Cantonese	污糟 (wu1 zou1)
clean in Cantonese	乾淨 (gon1 zeng6)
sweet in Cantonese	甜 (tim4)
sour in Cantonese	酸 (syun1)
young in Cantonese	後生 (hau6 saang1)
old in Cantonese	老 (lou5)
cold in Cantonese	凍 (dung3)
warm in Cantonese	暖 (nyun5)

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Adjectives in Cantonese

Basic Adjectives in Cantonese

Colours in Cantonese

Feelings in Cantonese

Space in Cantonese

Other Important Adjectives in Cantonese

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