Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
a type of hat worn by officials in the past indicative of their rank
to prop up
to set against
to take over
best
to push from below or behind
exceedingly
to retort
to answer back
to withstand
to stand up to
to be equal to
to bear
to endure
to put up with
to screw (have sex with)
to get high on drugs or alcohol
shit!
damn!
an exclamation used by gamblers when they are wishing for something they want when gambling
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
to stretch
to extend
to open up
to report
a surname
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
fleabane (family Asteraceae)
disheveled
classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff
fairyland
a type of raspberry
exuberant
pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old)
pouch
to take a detour
to go for a leisurely jaunt
to scout around (for customers)
to try and revert
change what one had said in a conversation
to take all the responsibility for something
a container (for rice
pet food
coin)
direct at
a covering for head
a mountain chair
to dig up
to hitch up
used as part of a place name
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
baseline (sports)
foundation