Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
由上而下
jau4 soeng6 ji4 haa6
from head to toe; from top to bottom; top-down
classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)
one thousand
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"