Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
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
to inject
to pour into
to concentrate
to pay attention
stake (gambling)
classifier for sums of money
variant of 注zhù [注]
to focus
to direct
annotate
annotations
to register
to record
to place a bet
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
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
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal
tiny
small
little
detailed
trifling
exquisite
junior members of an organisation such as a triad gang
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then