Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games)
chief
principal
to determine
decisive power over something
memorial tablet
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
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
an alternative form for the word太, too
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
many
numerous
crowd
multitude
masses
people
ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people
title
designation
nickname
store
trumpet
horn
an order
to entitle
to claim