Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
(noun) (Physical) condition