Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
obscure
mysterious
profound
mystery
hidden recesses
forbidden grounds
southwest corner of a house
abbreviation for Austria
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female
part of term for elderly woman
alphabet
sound element
a surname
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval