Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)