Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
brave
courageous
soldier
conscript
forward
to proceed
fierce
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
every minute; at all times; always; at any moment
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
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
相夫教子
soeng3 fu1 gaau3 zi2
support one’s husband and educate the children
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast