Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
        
        
        
                     
            
              to (a place)
            
            
              until (a time)
            
            
              up to
            
            
              to go
            
            
              to arrive
            
            
              (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
            
            
              been to
            
            
              a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree 
            
            
               extent
            
         
        
                     
            
              silk floss
            
            
              continuous
            
            
              soft
            
            
              weak
            
            
              mild-mannered (dialect)
            
            
              cotton wad
            
            
              wool
            
            
              downy
            
         
        
                     
            
              to slip
            
            
              to slide
            
            
              smooth
            
            
              slippery
            
            
              cunning
            
            
              polished
            
         
        
                     
            
              of
            
            
              ~'s (possessive particle)
            
            
              (used after an attribute)
            
            
              (used to form a nominal expression)
            
            
              (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
            
            
              truly
            
            
              really
            
            
              indeed
            
            
              target
            
            
              to lift up
            
            
              few
            
            
              small
            
            
              to fetch
            
            
              to move
            
            
              to get
            
            
              to pick up
            
            
              to force
            
         
        
        
                     
            
              meat
            
            
              flesh
            
            
              pulp (of a fruit)
            
            
              (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
            
            
              (of a person) flabby
            
            
              irresolute
            
            
              KangXi radical 130
            
            
              physical
            
            
              slow-motion
            
         
        
                     
            
              (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
            
         
        
                     
            
              you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
            
            
              can be used to refer to an unspecified person
            
         
        
                     
            
              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
            
         
        
                     
            
              mouth
            
            
              beak
            
            
              nozzle
            
            
              spout (of teapot etc) M: 张zhāng [张] 
            
            
               个gè [个]
            
            
              lips
            
            
              to kiss
            
            
              a blow
            
            
              a hit
            
         
        
                     
            
              lining
            
            
              interior
            
            
              inside
            
            
              internal
            
            
              within
            
         
        
                     
            
              wave
            
            
              breaker
            
            
              unrestrained
            
            
              dissipated
            
            
              wasteful
            
         
        
                     
            
              modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation 
            
            
               approval 
            
            
               surprise 
            
            
               appreciation 
            
            
               consent 
            
            
               request for an answer or confirmation