Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
tried; experienced; encountered before
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt
sweets
candy M: 颗kē [颗]
块kuài [块]
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)
a commandment
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret