Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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)
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
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
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus
broken
crippled
wilted
brutally
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)