Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace
to project a shadow
shadowy
to photograph
to film
to copy and imitate
to reflect
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
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)
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
pastry
food
to swallow
to lure
bait
lure
to entice
dumplings