Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
an alternative form for the word太, too
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
ghost
demon
terrible
damnable
clever
sly
crafty
sinister plot
(suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
one of the 28 constellations
spirit of the dead
devil
a goblin
a term of abuse for any ignoble character,fool
devil
a surname
tricky
deceitful
mischievous
unbelievable
false
dishonest
improper
illicit
incredibly
extremely
the hell
a mole
an informer
sun
day
date, day of the month
daytime
daily
Japan
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
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'