Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
fowl
chicken M: 只zhī [只]
(slang) prostitute
ten thousand dollars
the trigger of a gun
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
nature's color
green or blue
greenish black
youth
young (of people)
bamboo strip
green pastures
not ripe
gracious
refers to something that is green, such as grass
crops
horse M: 匹pǐ [匹]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess
a surname
KangXi radicial 187
a subordinate
a prostitute
a follower in a triad gang
a motor bike
bridge
a beam
a cross-piece
a surname M: 座zuò [座]
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor