Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(grammar) case
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively
shelf
division
to combat
to hit
to examine
a shop
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
(of garments) against the skin
to line
lining
to contrast with
to assist financially
inner garments
to provide a background
background
to bring to the fore
to supplement
to match (clothes, couple, colour)
to give alms