Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
-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
文房四寶
man4 fong2 sei3 bou3
four treasures of the study
paper M: 张zhāng [张]
沓dá [沓]
classifier for documents, letter etc
currency
bank notes
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval