Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
left side; to the left of
color M: 种zhǒng [种]
look
appearance
sex
tint
hue
shade
form
beauty
desire for beauty
lust
lewdness
worldly things
sort
Kangxi radical 139
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
an alternative form for the word太, too
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
courtyard
institution M: 个gè [个]
yard
court
college
hospital
designation for certain government offices and public places
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
to examine
to inspect
to observe
to visit (one's seniors)
to call on
to ask after
to become conscious
to be aware
to wake up to
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret