Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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 sheets of papers
blocks
books etc: pile, pad, block
Taiwan pr. [tà]
to stack up
to pile up
to layer on
(minute hand on the clock) to point to
numerous
repeated
disorderly
corrupt
repeated
connected
joined
sluggish
slack
-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