Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
axis
axle of wheels
spool (for thread)
roller (for scrolls)
classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
role to play a character in a play
show
movie etc
an alternative form for 能,to be able
at the side of (something or someone)
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
to glue
glue
gum
rubber
adhesive
sticky
plastic
dumb
nonsense
someone who lacks common sense and intelligence
a derogatory term for someone with a weird hobby or fetish
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
Tsim Sha Tsui, located in Hong Kong
pincers
pliers
tongs
tweezers
forceps
clamp
claw (of animal)
to defy
to disobey
also pr. [ǎo]
hard to pronounce
obstinate
stubborn
unmanageable
to quarrel with
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]