Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to build by laying bricks or stones
steps
platform
to play (mahjong)
to tidy up
to build
to wrongly accuse
to frame up
to physically assault
to beat up
to screw, to have sex with
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)