Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
fisherman
to fish
to seize
to acquire forcibly
fisheries
a surname
to protect
to harbour
to take sides
place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
quality
a parapet
to look askance
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
to promote or market; promotion
thin piece
flake
a slice
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一yī [一]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
to pare
KangXi radical number 91
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
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
(noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.)
manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader