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 11A.22-5 		ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] . [Pop. of 卻 80S.22]Homophone
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9		ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] . [Pop. 卻]Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
V(1)  V.t., to reject: 拒卻，謝卻 to reject (invitation, offer);
卻情 decline a favor;
卻之不恭 “it would be disrespectful to decline”--formula for accepting;
推卻 to delay, shirk (responsibility);
卻死 (AC) afraid of death (“shun death”);
卻老 (AC) rejuvenation (“delay old age”);
卻病延年 banish illness and increase long life.
(2)  V.i., to step backward: 卻立，卻步 [qUe4li4], [qUe4bu4]↓.
Adv(1)  (Preceding vb.) yet: 他先提議的，卻沒來 he was the first to propose it, yet does not come;
often has the force of “but” “yet”combined, suggesting “on the other hand”: 他卻反咬你一口 on the other hand he makes a countercharge (“bites back”);
你贊成，我卻反對 you approve, but I don't;
卻不見回音 but yet there is no reply;
卻又來 not this again!
(2)  Emphasizing an affirmative or negative declaration like German doch: 原來卻是他 it is he after all;
事情卻不容易 the thing is really not so simple.
(3)  Opening a paragraph in story-telling, like English “now”:卻說 now the story goes.
(4)  As a vb. adjunct, meaning “off”: 殺卻 kill off;
除卻 drive off.
(5)  Just: 卻夠 just enough.
ConjHowever, but, on the other hand: 卻不料 however, to one's surprise;
卻不知 however, one does not know;
卻不提防 to one's surprise;
卻不道 to one's surprise, also is it not as the proverb says (you cannot put two saddles on one horse, etc.).
Words1.卻步 [qUe4bu4], v.i., to step backwards. 
2.卻待 [qUe4dai4], v.i., is just waiting to (＝正要): 接了銀子，卻待分手 having received the money, they were just going to part, when… 
3.卻好 [qUe4hao3], adv., fortunately, just at the right time. 
4.卻來 [qUe4lai2], adv. phr., (1)  yet (same as 卻 Adv. 1↑): 他應該最知道，卻來問 he should know best, yet comes to ask me about it; (2)  in reality: 卻來 (＝原來)他們倆沒有什麼仇恨, in reality, they two had no ancient grudge. 
5.卻立 [qUe4li4], v.i., to stand back. 
6.卻扇 [qUe4shan4], v.i., (allu.) become married. 
7.卻是 [qUe4shi4], phr., emphatic form of 是：卻是實的 but it is true (see 卻 Adv. 2↑). 
8.卻纔 [qUe4cai2], adv. (MC) just now (＝modn. 方才). 
9.卻走 [qUe4zou3], v.i., run backward, turn away. 
10.卻又 [qUe4you4], phr., (1)  but again (emphatic “again”): 丟開不幹，卻又不成 again it won't do to throw up the whole business; (2)  (MC) then…later: 量輕發落，卻又理會 give him a light sentence, then take it up later.