Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
market
city M: 个gè [个]
trade
town
to deal in
to try to gain profits
to show special favor to someone
part of the terminology used in metric system
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
(of land) barren
stony
sure
certain
real
true
secure
valid
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
(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
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else