Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
        
        
                     
            
              early
            
            
              prior
            
            
              former
            
            
              in advance
            
            
              first
            
            
              for now
            
            
              ancestor
            
            
              pioneering
            
            
              only then
            
         
        
                     
            
              to moisten
            
            
              to be infected by
            
            
              to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
            
            
              to touch
            
         
        
                     
            
              to take
            
            
              to get
            
            
              to choose
            
            
              to fetch
            
            
              to obtain
            
            
              to select
            
         
        
        
                     
            
              band
            
            
              belt
            
            
              girdle
            
            
              ribbon
            
            
              tire
            
            
              area
            
            
              zone
            
            
              region M: 条tiáo [条]
            
            
              to wear
            
            
              to carry
            
            
              to take along
            
            
              to bear (i.e. to have)
            
            
              to lead
            
            
              to bring
            
            
              to look after
            
            
              to raise
            
            
              to involve
            
            
              mix with
            
         
        
                     
            
              bead
            
            
              pearl M: 粒lì [粒] 
            
            
               颗kē [颗]
            
            
              precious stone
            
            
              gem
            
            
              jewel
            
            
              a bead-like thing
            
            
              pupil of the eye
            
            
              a surname
            
            
              drugs, especially 'white dragon pearl heroin'
            
         
        
                     
            
              light
            
            
              ray M: 道dào [道]
            
            
              bright
            
            
              only
            
            
              merely
            
            
              to use up
            
            
              glossy
            
            
              smooth
            
            
              glory
            
            
              honor
            
            
              bare
            
            
              naked
            
            
              a surname
            
         
        
                     
            
              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
            
         
        
        
        
                     
            
              it
            
            
              other
            
            
              used as a meaningless mock object
            
         
        
                     
            
              to like
            
            
              to love
            
            
              to be fond of
            
            
              to be liable to
            
            
              to be likely to
            
         
        
                     
            
              beautiful
            
            
              very satisfactory
            
            
              good
            
            
              to beautify
            
            
              to be pleased with oneself
            
            
              to praise
            
            
              to use euphemism
            
            
              American 
            
            
               America
            
            
              beauty
            
            
              perfection
            
            
              pleasing
            
            
              perfect