Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
spoon
ladle M: 把bǎ [把]
abbr. for 公勺gōngsháo [公勺], centilitre (unit of volume)
(verb) Go down stairs (e.g. from certain floor to ground floor)
congee
gruel
porridge M: 碗wǎn [碗]
dense
crowded
thick (liquid)
many
packed
soupy
viscous
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
each
every
individually
all
separately
various
different
of
~'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