Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings M: 条tiáo [条]
radical (chemistry)
foundation
completely
root of a number
the penis
uncle
father's younger brother
husband's younger brother
Taiwan pr. [shú]
the third eldest amongst brothers
a polite term of address for an older male who is younger than one's father
the last
latter part
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
silk
thread
trace M: 条tiáo [条]
the number 10-4
strings
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent