Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
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
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
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)
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
tiger M: 只zhī [只]
brave
fierce
savage
vigorous
a surname
a notorious figure amongst the world of triad gangs
leopard
panther
a surname
to ride (an animal or bike)
to sit astride
classifier for saddle-horses
straddle