Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
drum M: 通tòng [通]
面miàn [面]
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell
the beating of the drum (used to denote the time during night-watch)
to sound
to pout one's lips
bulging
to applaud
foot
to be sufficient
ample
to attain
to satisfy
enough
fully
as much as
力爭上游
lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4
strive to be the best
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to examine
to inspect
to observe
to visit (one's seniors)
to call on
to ask after
to become conscious
to be aware
to wake up to
-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