Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
final particle meaning 'merely
only' when used in a rhetorical question
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
to plan a project
to stand on tiptoe
Taiwan pr. [qì]
abbr. for 企业qǐyè [企业]
to look forward to
to stand
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
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
ticket
ballot
bank note M: 张zhāng [张]
person held for ransom
amateur performance of Chinese opera
classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
warrant
certificate
cheque
an official printed slip
the vote
a business deal
slip of paper or bamboo
invoice
stamp