Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to press (bell)
to press down
to oppress
to hold someone down
to suppress
to control
to stop a situation from going out of control
to push
to withdraw money from the ATM
to extort someone for money
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
to take a look; to check something out [colloquial]
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
reply
answer
return
respond
echo
to assent to
to repay
to reciprocate
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then