Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
of
~'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
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
virtuous
worthy
good
capable
talented
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
an alternative form for 能,to be able
to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
teahouse
classifier for bedrooms
dwelling
a surname
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
(adjective) 1. mean; 2. ruthless
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
many
numerous
crowd
multitude
masses
people
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
狗屎垃圾
gau2 si2 laap6 saap3
(slang) every small things; junks; bits and bobs
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
an alternative form for the word太, too