Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
to leave
to depart
to separate
to distinguish
to classify
other
another
do not
must not
to pin
to stick (sth) in
distinction
category
alternative
special
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
-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