Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a surname
the name of a mountain
to receive
to accept
to enjoy
to bring into
to pay (tax etc)
nano- (one billionth)
to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
to admit
to take
to enjoy
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
(of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc)
to impute to another
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
stench
smelly
to smell (bad)
repulsive
loathsome
terrible
bad
severely
ruthlessly
dud (ammunition)
odour
to sniff
disgusting
stink
notoriety
smell
stinking
odoriferous
unwelcome
bad (temper)
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)