Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
some
a certain
sb or sth indefinite
such-and-such
unknown
unspecified
-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
quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals
quarter of an hour
to portray
to depict
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(noun) Objective prospective
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve