Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement
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
(phrase) no need to; do not need something; it's unnecessary