Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
Chinese mugwort or wormwood
artemisia
moxa
to stop or cut short
phonetic "ai" or "i"
abbr. for 艾滋病àizībìng [艾滋病], AIDS
old
elderly
handsome
beautiful
a surname
to repent
to govern
peaceful
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
Bodhisattva
surname Sa
used in transliterations
wave
ripple
storm
surge
breakers
undulations
unexpected changes
ball
gear (car)
breasts
a typhoon
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 like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
road M: 条tiáo [条]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind
path
street
journey
way
a surname
direction
course
logic
the record of each baccarat game
trend
tendency
way out of a situation
way forward
a sexual relationship
to fly
to dart
to float
to dump (break up with) someone
to travel by plane
to rush to somewhere
to toss
to throw
to skip pass
to flutter
to move swiftly
to cut (hair)
flying
a ticket
a bullet
a hoodlum
quanitifyer for cigarettes
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
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve