Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
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
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
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
barn
granary
storehouse
cabin
hold (in ship)
a berth
sea
a warehouse
a prison cell
a prison
a share account
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then