Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
to harvest
to regain
to take something back
to gather
to build an affiliation with someone such as to adopt
to take in
to hide
to retract
to punish
to contain
to end
to retrieve
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
to keep away from
to shun
to avoid
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(verb) Take someone's time
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to get close to (physically)
to get itimate
to develop a close relationship with a hidden agenda
mill
millstones
to turn round
to move
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior