Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though
to repel
to do away with
fraction
extent of one's duty or rights
component
content
element
a portion
a share
exceptionally
status
capacity
excessive
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
common
general
to share
together
total
altogether
abbr. for 共产党Gòngchǎndǎng [共产党], Communist party
same as奶
breast
milk
to breastfeed