Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
meal
to eat
classifier for meals, scolding, beating
a fix
dose of drug
a sex session
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
square
power or involution (mathematics)
upright
honest
fair and square
direction
side
party (to a contract, dispute etc)
place
method
prescription (medicine)
just when
only or just
classifier for square things
abbr. for square or cubic meter
locality
to disobey
to criticize and compare
just now
region
local
rectangular
occultism
a surname