Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
roots or stems of plants
origin
source
this
the current
root
foundation
basis
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
originally
my
our
based on
edition
copy
capital
cost
principal
local
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
a book
a letter
a document M: 本běn [本]
册cè [册]
部bù [部]
to write
a certificate
a script
a style of calligraphy
storyteller
book of history
to document
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)