Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an alternative form for 能,to be able
body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158
trunk
hull
lifetime
in person
social status
status
incarnation
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
fit
to be worth (doing)
to need (doing)
but
however
yet
actually
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin