Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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~'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
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
to answer
in response to
to grant
to accept
to cope with
to handle
to suit
to confirm
to echo
a surname
(classical particle similar to 于yú [于]) in
at
from
because
than
(classical final particle similar to 吗ma [吗], 吧ba [吧], 呢ne [呢], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
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
to swim
variant of 游yóu [游]
to float
to drift
to wander
to roam
reach
section (of a river)
a surname
edge of blade
to kill with a knife or a sword