Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
jade
precious stone
mother-of-pearl
nacre
precious
used a complementary honorific
white like jade
esteemed
mythical
of immortals
name of an ethnic group
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal
tiny
small
little
detailed
trifling
exquisite
junior members of an organisation such as a triad gang
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)