Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
gall bladder
courage
guts
gall
inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
bulb
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
(verb) 1. To mind; 2. Be caution
used as part of a place name
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
correct
suitable
to suit sb
just now (Cantonese)
by chance
by coincidence
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others