Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
soldiers
a force
an army
weapons
arms
military
warlike M: 个gè [个]
the pawn in Chinese Chess
an abbreviation for 觀音兵, a guy who blindly serves a woman that he likes regardless of not having any potential or opportunities to develop any romantic relationship with her
an official of the law
a police officer
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely
to destroy
to exterminate
to hurt
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval