Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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)
(slang) someone's ability or captivity
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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bei2 gaau3 hei2 fun1
prefer
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
bead
pearl M: 粒lì [粒]
颗kē [颗]
precious stone
gem
jewel
a bead-like thing
pupil of the eye
a surname
drugs, especially 'white dragon pearl heroin'
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
color M: 种zhǒng [种]
look
appearance
sex
tint
hue
shade
form
beauty
desire for beauty
lust
lewdness
worldly things
sort
Kangxi radical 139
and
to reach
up to
in time for
extend
come up to
to match
to catch up with
to overtake