Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
to compete
competition
match
to surpass
better than
superior to
to excel
contest
race
to be comparable to
to be a match for
an ancient sacrificing ceremony to gods
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)