Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to sing
to call loudly
to chant
singing part of a performance
to spread gossip
to speak ill of
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting
to pollute
to contaminate
illicit relationship