Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an alternative form for 諷, to satirize
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
(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
twins
in pairs
double
to take along
to join together
associate
field
farm M: 片piàn [片]
a surname
a Kangxi radical 102
to farm
to hunt
elder brother
a term of address for an older male
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval