Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
belongs to the public
one of seniority
to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines)
to exchange
to come into contact with
to come close to
to join
to alternate
to mate
simultaneously
to connect
war chariot
name of a chess piece in Chinese chess
公共汽車
gung1 gung6 hei3 che1
public bus
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy