Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region M: 条tiáo [条]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
to involve
mix with
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 support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
old form of modern 英尺 yīngchǐ
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
pole
rod
a quantifier for the number of bamboos
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis