Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
width
roll
classifier for textiles or pictures
hem
direction
way
road
path M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
channel
method
doctrine
teachings
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status