Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume