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
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
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack
to decorate
to fill
garments
to dress up
to equip
to peep
to cause trouble
to make difficulties
to set a trap for someone
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
to crush to powder
powdered
plastered
soft as powder
powdery
pulverized
heroin
drug
fans
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to deliver
to carry
to give (as a present)
to present (with)
to see off
to send
to dispatch
to accompany
escort somone to
to take or drive someone to
to lose
to waste
to give one's blessings
to express one's feeling to someone else
(dish
food
drink etc) to accompany something else
a parapet
to look askance
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to turn over
to flip over
to overturn
to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross
to upset
to capsize
to turn around
reverse
to rip off and repair
to innovate
to fall out
to multiply
an alternative version to返, to return