Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
a military commander
a general officer
to command
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self