Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to compete
competition
match
to surpass
better than
superior to
to excel
contest
race
to be comparable to
to be a match for
an ancient sacrificing ceremony to gods
skin goods, hide
fur
leather
fur coat
capital
overheads
plan
strategy
outline
summary
slightly
rather
to rob
to plunder
to summarize
to omit
approximately
to omit
to leave out
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person)
obstinate
forcibly
with effort
stubbornly
capable
of good quality
certainly
definitely
unavoidably
strong
erect (penis)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat