Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops
to imitate
exemplar
reply
answer
return
respond
echo
to assent to
to repay
to reciprocate
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor M: 层céng [层]
座zuò [座]
栋dòng [栋]
flat
apartment
a surname
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self