Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter, article
chapter
section
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
fleabane (family Asteraceae)
disheveled
classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff
fairyland
a type of raspberry
exuberant
to respect
admire
to wear (belt etc)
belt ornament
pendant
to be fit for
to match with
obscure
mysterious
profound
mystery
hidden recesses
forbidden grounds
southwest corner of a house
abbreviation for Austria
multiple times; repeatedly
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation