Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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~'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
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
to coerce
to force
to strive to
to try hard to
level
grade
rank
step (of stairs) M: 个gè [个]
classifier: step, level
class
decapitated head