Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
grain weight
used in transliteration, such as 'curry'
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
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region M: 条tiáo [条]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
to involve
mix with
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
to partition a room; to charge customers sharing a taxi together per head instead (to split the cost) [colloquial]
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)