Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to shoot
to launch
to allude to
radio- (chemistry)
to emit
to radiate
to project
to fire out
to aim at
to look after
to protect
to watch over
to ejaculate
to explode or burst
to quick fry or quick boil
crackle
to pop
to occur unexpectedly
to break out
to disclose
to expose
to reveal
to burgle
full to maximum capacity
full
to come sexually
to ejaculate
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
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(slang) father; dad; daddy
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
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
(literary) to smile
to sneer
to display
to show off
to sunbathe
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
(literally: mosquito meal); blood