Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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 fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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)