Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
to understand
acrobatic skills on horseback
part of a place name
a surname
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)