Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
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
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly