Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
son of a noble or wealthy family
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
-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
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"