Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to hope
to admire
variant of 稀xī [稀]
rare
to strive for
indiscernible
crass
stupid
rude
vulgar
rough
imprudent
a surname
part of a place name
name of an ancient state
to be able to
to subdue
to restrain
to overcome
gram
Tibetan unit of land area, about
ares
to digest
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
tactful
to justify
complete
perfect
to make plausible
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
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
Chinese
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
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