Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to coerce
to force
to strive to
to try hard to
to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess
a movement (in martial arts)
a surname
swagger
to summon
arrogant
vain
conceited
to admit
to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super-
extra-
superior
to jump over
to cross over
to rise above
to stare
to watch
glasses
spectacles
euphemism for 屌, 'fuck!', usually to express anger or discontent at an unexpected situation
to revolve
to rotate
to spin
part of the title for officials in ancient times
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
to attack
to accuse
to study
to critize
to rebuke
to specialize in
to assault
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
to clasp
to cup the hands
to hold up with both hands
to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
to praise
to flatter
a cupped handful of, a quantifier
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
(noun) first prize winner
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else