Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
pagoda
tower
minaret
stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo) M: 座zuò [座]
column
to lock up
to lock
to handcuff
a lock
(adverb
preposition
noun) under; below; underneath; lower; bottom; an expression used by people in Guangzhou to refer to Hong Kong and Macau
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval