Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
end
finish
finally
in the end
conclusion
death
to die
to pass away
to come to the end
entire
whole
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
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
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
gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun M: 支zhī [支]
把bǎ [把]
杆gǎn [杆]
条tiáo [条]
枝zhī [枝]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots
lance
javelin
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
hopeless, lazy and having no progress in life; literally 'pig's intestine'; chitterlings (the small intestines of livestocks used as food); can be used as a curse word to call someone a jerk, used as an euphemism for the swear words 'dickface'