Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
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
width
roll
classifier for textiles or pictures
hem
to delimit
to transfer
to assign
to plan
to draw (a line, a picture)
stroke of a Chinese character
to paint
to sketch
to delineate
to divide
to set aside
to put one's signature
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)