Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
Fangcun, a place in China
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
market
city M: 个gè [个]
trade
town
to deal in
to try to gain profits
to show special favor to someone
part of the terminology used in metric system
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
an alternative form for the word太, too