Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
        
        
                     
            
              -ly
            
            
              structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
            
            
              earth
            
            
              soil
            
            
              ground
            
            
              region
            
            
              the base of the coffin
            
         
        
        
        
        
                     
            
              subject
            
            
              course M: 门mén [门]
            
            
              class
            
            
              lesson M: 堂táng [堂] 
            
            
               节jié [节]
            
            
              to levy
            
            
              tax
            
            
              form of divination
            
            
              lesson
            
            
              classwork
            
            
              subdivision
            
         
        
                     
            
              to end up (from any actions)
            
         
        
        
        
        
                     
            
              modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation 
            
            
               approval 
            
            
               surprise 
            
            
               appreciation 
            
            
               consent 
            
            
               request for an answer or confirmation
            
         
        
        
        
        
                     
            
              so (Cantonese)
            
            
              Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
            
         
        
                     
            
              manner
            
            
              pattern
            
            
              way
            
            
              appearance
            
            
              shape
            
            
              classifier: kind, type
            
            
              sample
            
            
              variety
            
            
              style
            
            
              type