Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly