Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
correct
right
so
thus
like this
–ly
nevertheless
to promise
to pledge
if so
to burn
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
-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
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
to bite
to nip
to gnaw
to snap at
to incriminate
to accuse
to articulate
to pronounce