Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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
school
sect
purpose
model
ancestor
clan
to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
lineage
ancestry
great master
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
conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
standard
norm
rule
to imitate
to follow
then
principle
classifier for written items (such as an official statement, news, reports)
grades
a particle indicating consequence or a reason
but
however
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force