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ycchan
So would it be correct to say 返 is a verb (return), while 番 is an adverb (back)?

返 is a verb ( return/ go back)
番 is a adverb ( again/ back )

Example: 
(去番)X記茶樓 (go to ) Restaurant X (again).
(返去)X記茶樓 ( return to )Restaurant X. 

So would it be correct to say 返 is a verb (return), while 番 is an adverb (back)?

Ah, I might have mistyped 嗰陣 as gojun. Still, in many phrases 個 and/or 果 appear higher-ranked than 嗰, if the IME includes the 嗰 version at all.

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The IME returns 個陣、個隻、果本書、and 個首歌, but 嗰班車, the only correct one. I guess the only solution for now is to type the 嗰 character separately.

Even funnier, the IME returns 嗰班車 but 最後果班車。 I think it's because it only recognizes 後果 as a phrase.

Interesting. What are you typing in for the various phrases? If I type "gojan" I get 嗰陣 ranked as #4.

It seems that 果 is being treated as 嗰 in too many phrases. My guess is 果 is often used as a homophone stand-in for 嗰 so the IME's data is likely getting confused.

The character page says it's "waa4", but all compounds use "waa6". CUHK says it should be "waa6". Propose to change the character page?

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ycchan
多謝Tang指教。

我想問：「反」、「返」、同「番」點分，「啦」同「嘞」又點分？

「反」、「返」、「番」discussed in this thread
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characters at the end of a sentence like「啦」「嘞」can imply different feeling or emotion, depend on the context. You would have to listen and talk more to know which one to use in what sentence.

in this sentence, using「啦」would serve as [doubting] or "[ call for attention to the fact] while using 「嘞」emphasizing the sentence is [a statement / a fact that you regret happened"]

Some examples:

when you invite a friend to go somewhere and he's unwilling, you could say: 「來啦 」 ( please come) in persuading manner 

 or 「來啦 」 (just come already) in a demanding manner.

When you two arrive to join up with the rest of the group, someone in the group would say : 「呢！佢地來啦!」( look! They're here.) in an announcing tone -- (calling for attention to the group to the fact that you and your friend have arrived)

More examples:

depend on the context and tone 「好啦」could mean ( please agree), ( ok,I agree), ( all good!) or ( that's enough)

depend on the context and tone「係嘞」could mean ( by the way), ( yes, that's it!) or ( correct)

So it's "daam1" for the verb (to carry) and "daam3" for the noun (burden; shoulder pole)? That's my interpretation, looking at the compounds. Is that correct?

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yuetwoh

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> 我係一個港生嘅竹昇仔。

Would use 竹昇 instead of 竹昇.

Do you mean 竹升？ I've seen both on the Internet.

多謝Tang指教。

我想問：「反」、「返」、同「番」點分，「啦」同「嘞」又點分？

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> 我係一個港生嘅竹昇仔。

Would use 竹昇 instead of 竹昇.