Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
coarse
rough
thick (for cylindrical objects)
unfinished
vulgar
rude
crude
careless
negligent
inattentive
roughly
husky
rope M: 根gēn [根]
string
cord
to lock up
to lock
lock M: 把bǎ [把]
padlock
to fasten
chains
fetters
shackles
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
circle
ring
loop
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc M: 个gè [个]
to surround
to circle
to lock up
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover