Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
animal using their feet to dig the soil
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
(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)
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel