Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
(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)
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then