Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to take photos of; to record videos of; to capture with cameras
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
(adverb) just right; just now
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
grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough M: 棵kē [棵]
撮zuǒ [撮]
株zhū [株]
根gēn [根]
thatch
herbs
weed
cannabis
a style of script type in Chinese calligraphy
ten bucks
dollars
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)