Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely
to destroy
to exterminate
to hurt
to steal
to rob
to plunder
thief
bandit
robber
burglar
pirate
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)