Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to revolve
to rotate
to spin
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
circle
ring
loop
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc M: 个gè [个]
to surround
to circle
to lock up
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
(adverb) 1. later; (noun) one moment
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
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
an alternative form for 埠,port
harbour
town