Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
term of address for a stranger in a casino [colloquial]
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
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
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
the common table game in casino called 'over-under or O
U'; the size