Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to exchange
to change (clothes etc)
to substitute
to switch
to convert (currency)
to alter
to greet and welcome guests
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
to make
to build
to manufacture
to invent
to fabricate
to go to
party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
crop
classifier for crops
work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor
man-days
skilled
skillful
dextrous
good at
expert at
shift
time used in doing a piece of work
engineering or building project
defense work
fine
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