Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
lit. big hotel, as a synonym for funeral parlour
big or grand hotel
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
to allow
to grant
in accordance with
in the light of
quasi-
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick M: 根gēn [根]
spice
incense
scent
aroma
fragrance
a good name
a surname
to sniff
richly satisfying
fond
popular
pertaining to woman
beautiful
to die
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