Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an alternative form for 能,to be able
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
-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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
many
numerous
crowd
multitude
masses
people
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
to discuss
to comment
to criticize
to judge
to choose (by public appraisal)
to appraise
to evaluate
review
comments
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
an alternative form for 儺, rich
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else