Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
burnt
scorched
charred
worried
anxious
coke
a surname
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force