Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
clear
bright
distinct
loud and clear
resonant
to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out
to drown
to disappear
to destroy
village
uncouth
to scold
to berate
verb; Triad extorts money from someone
shop
event
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily
to take (the time to)
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)