Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
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)
tadpole
a naive or inexperienced person
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)