Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super-
extra-
superior
to jump over
to cross over
to rise above
to stare
to watch
glasses
spectacles
euphemism for 屌, 'fuck!', usually to express anger or discontent at an unexpected situation
to apply (paint etc)
to smear
to daub
to blot out
to scribble
to scrawl
(literary) mud
street
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest