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The English phrase ’tissue’ is 紙巾 / 纸巾 in Cantonese.

The English phrase ‘long time no see’ can be said in Cantonese as 好久不見 / 好久不见 or 好耐冇見 / 好耐冇见.

In Cantonese, the word for north is 北. The term is used to denote the compass point north.

The Cantonese word for chicken is 雞 / 鷄 / 鸡. This noun refers to the bird known as a chicken.

In Cantonese, the English phrase ‘yummy’ is expressed as 好食. Both 好食 and 好味 are used to express that something is delicious.

The Cantonese word for ‘period’ is 句號. 句號 refers to the punctuation mark used to end a sentence.

The Cantonese word for “hour” is 鐘頭 / 钟头. 鐘頭 / 钟头 is used to refer to a time period of sixty minutes.

In Cantonese, ‘clean up’ is expressed as 收拾. 收拾 is used to make an area or a thing clean.

The Cantonese word for magic is 魔術 / 魔术, referring to illusions performed to give the appearance of the supernatural.

The Cantonese word for nut is 果仁. In Cantonese, 果仁 is used to describe a hard-shelled fruit.