Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises
to be at (a place or time)
to be in
on
to echo
response
effect
to go off
(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China
(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
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant
to resist
enduring
long period of time