Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
tried; experienced; encountered before
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
ten days
ten years
full period
full
sufficient
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
elder brother
a term of address for an older male
gauze
to collect
to gather
to catch
to sift
net for catching birds
to display
to spread out
a surname
a bag for sifting
a gross
twelve dozen
plum
plum flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
a surname
a subgroup of the 14K triad gang
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)