Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
plum (figuratively of one's students)
a surname
a judge
favor
benefit
to give sb property or advantage
honorific
favourably
to confer kindness
(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc M: 间jiān [间]