Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
-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 look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
grand
vast (water)
numerous
abundant
mist
name of a mountain
mountain haze