Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
太平天國
taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
outside
in addition
foreign
external
informal
relatives of one's mother
sisters
daughters
abroad
part of the name of some of the roles in traditional Chinese opera
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
內憂外患
noi6 yau1 ngoi6 waan6
internal and external troubles
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
大清帝國
daai6 ching1 dai3 gwok3
Qing Dynasty
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval