Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
on hand; in one's hands; at hand; readily available [colloquial]
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish