Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
soiled
tattered
worn
ragged
lapel
collar
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
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book
to bend
folding
collapsible
booklet
to go out of business
to stay in a particular place for a while
aloof
to close
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
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
correct
suitable
to suit sb
just now (Cantonese)
by chance
by coincidence
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy