Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
clear
bright
distinct
loud and clear
resonant
a military commander
a general officer
to command
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
-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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
road M: 条tiáo [条]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind
path
street
journey
way
a surname
direction
course
logic
the record of each baccarat game
trend
tendency
way out of a situation
way forward
a sexual relationship
to fly
to dart
to float
to dump (break up with) someone
to travel by plane
to rush to somewhere
to toss
to throw
to skip pass
to flutter
to move swiftly
to cut (hair)
flying
a ticket
a bullet
a hoodlum
quanitifyer for cigarettes
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
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
ocean
sea M: 个gè [个]
片piàn [片]
great number of people or things
(dialect) numerous
aimlessly
overseas
Shanghai
a surname