Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(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
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
holy
sacred
saint
sage
imperial
noble
master
emperor
form of address for the respected
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗bāqí [八旗] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 县xiàn [县] county M: 面miàn [面]
a term used by taxi driver to refers to a trip with a customer
an opium pipe
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
more
even more
further
still
still more
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force