Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a surname
the name of a place
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
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)
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
an alternative form for 能,to be able
to chase after
to seek
to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
to recall
to woo
to trace
to get to the bottom of
to do something retroactively
to keep gambling in the hope to recoup one's losses
(verb) Go down stairs (e.g. from certain floor to ground floor)