Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to calculate
to compute
to count
to regard as important
to plan
ruse
meter
gauge
to plot
strategem
scheme
a measuring device
a surname
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
grammatical particle equivalent to 吧, an emphatic final particle
an onomatopoeia