Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
plum (figuratively of one's students)
a surname
a judge
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
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
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition