Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
to cook slowly over a low flame
pot
saucepan
to heat
to boil in a saucepan
to stew
to simmer
to smoke cigarettes
to do something for a prolong period of time
to destroy
to crush one's enemy
kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
hemp cloth
arrowroot
a surname
edible bean
an alternative form for 燙, scald