Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
-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
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
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed
tip
peak
meal by the roadside
top
cream of the crop
leading
sharp-tongued
perceptive
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval