Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
fork
pitchfork
prong
pick
cross
intersect
"X"
to cross arms
to pierce
to stab
to pick up with a fork
to play mahjong
to branch out
to be stuck
trousers
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife
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
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
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
to expect
to anticipate
to guess
to attend to
to take care of
to lean
to slant
oblique
prejudiced
to deviate from average
to stray from the intended line
stubbornly
contrary to expectations
left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
biased
partial
rare
wilfully
persistently
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30