Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up (an agreement)
at once
immediately
to ascend the throne
upright
standing
to appoint
to designate
to exist
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
drum M: 通tòng [通]
面miàn [面]
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell
the beating of the drum (used to denote the time during night-watch)
to sound
to pout one's lips
bulging
to applaud
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)