Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
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
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
how
which
where
what
whichever
whoever
whatever
how is it possible
grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough M: 棵kē [棵]
撮zuǒ [撮]
株zhū [株]
根gēn [根]
thatch
herbs
weed
cannabis
a style of script type in Chinese calligraphy
ten bucks
dollars
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
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of
to clear
to clarify
nto interfere with
to behave wrongly
to mess up
to make a mistake
to mess up
to break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary
to smash
broken
busted
torn
trivial
unimportant
paltry
too elaborate and dull (writing)
garrulous
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough
to lay before one
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover