Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to hear from secondary source
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
(verb) have had; (adverb) already;
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
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
moon
month
monthly M: 个gè [个]
轮lún [轮]
KangXi radical 74
a surname
moon-shaped
luna
a woman's confinement month after child birth
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 not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others