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
to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade
fake
false
inferior
unreal
without status
influence
name of a triad poem used as a way to identify someone as a triad member
to cook on a slow fire
to extract by heating
to decoct
to endure
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
classifier for sections and relationships