Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
gate
door M: 扇shàn [扇]
gateway
doorway M: 个gè [个]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
clan
gang
key
turning point
a surname
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famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
lamp
light
lantern M: 盏zhǎn [盏]
stock or share in a business venture
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
(adjective) untidy; dirty; (slang) haunted
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
an alternative form for 摹, to imitate
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval