Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
to have very strong sunlight
to sunbathe
to show off
to flaunt
to print out photos
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
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
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
together with; along with (spoken)
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation