Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
vermilion
cinnabar
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
expensive
noble
your (name), used in a polite expression
precious
costly
valuable
a surname
to esteem highly
to value
to treasure
to honour or love
honorable
honorific
part of a place name
elegant
high class
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
Zheng state during the Warring States period
surname Zheng
abbr. for 郑州Zhèngzhōu [郑州]
serious
solemn
attentive
earnest
used in names of foreign tribes
to offer as a gift
to present
to bestow
state official or subject in dynastic China
"Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler
to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to
to serve a ruler as his subject
Kangxi radical 168
a public servant
subject or servant owing allegiance to the ruler
to subjugate or be subjugated
to regard as subject
minister
statesman
official
a modest and polite term of address for 'I'
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
反清復明
faan2 cing1 fuk6 ming4
rebelling against the Qing dynasty and re-establishing the Ming dynasty
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation