Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
what
fast
very much
quite
considerably
great extent
to exceed
to be more than
an alternative form for the word太, too
happening
instance
reason
cause
intentional
former
old
friend
therefore
hence
(of people) to die, dead
an incident
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation