Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings M: 条tiáo [条]
radical (chemistry)
foundation
completely
root of a number
the penis
uncle
father's younger brother
husband's younger brother
Taiwan pr. [shú]
the third eldest amongst brothers
a polite term of address for an older male who is younger than one's father
the last
latter part
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
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region M: 条tiáo [条]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
to involve
mix with
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
literally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial]