Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
thin piece
flake
a slice
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一yī [一]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
to pare
KangXi radical number 91
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
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
yellow
pornographic
prostitution
vice
to fall through
a surname
abbreviation for personal and place names
the 'yellow' race
withered
KangXi radical 201
mark
sign
label
to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc
to bear (a brand name, registration number etc)
prize
award
bid
target
quota
(old) the topmost branches of a tree
visible symptom
classifier for military units
standard
outstanding
exceptional
to snatch
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start