Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
不約而同
bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4
coincidentally
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
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
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
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
dental or tooth extraction