Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
jewel
gem
treasure
precious
currency
coin
treasured object
antique
your esteemed
rare
baby
darling
a poem used in a triad ritual
horse M: 匹pǐ [匹]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess
a surname
KangXi radicial 187
a subordinate
a prostitute
a follower in a triad gang
a motor bike
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
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
an old person (colloquial or derogatory)
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
looking; staring; watching
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
light
easy
gentle
soft
reckless
unimportant
frivolous
small in number
unstressed
neutral
to disparage
to regard lightly
to underestimate
fast
flippant
softly
relaxed
rash
imprudent
to belittle
gently
carefully
to sigh
to gasp
to exclaim
to admire
to enjoy
to have a good life
to have a comfortable existence
to live it up
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation