Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
(of a woman) to adorn oneself
makeup
adornment
trousseau
stage makeup and costume
to doll up
to apply makeup
dowry