Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
        
        
                     
            
              on top
            
            
              upon
            
            
              above
            
            
              upper
            
            
              previous
            
            
              first (of multiple parts)
            
            
              superior, highest
            
         
        
                     
            
              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
            
         
        
                     
            
              to dodge
            
            
              to duck out of the way
            
            
              to beat it
            
            
              shaken (by a fall)
            
            
              to sprain
            
            
              to pull a muscle
            
            
              lightning
            
            
              spark
            
            
              a flash
            
            
              to flash (across one's mind)
            
            
              to leave behind
            
            
              to avoid
            
            
              to evade
            
            
              to make way for
            
            
              to have a mishap
            
            
              to strain
            
            
              to injure
            
            
              to leave in a hurry
            
            
              to shoot off
            
            
              to sneak away
            
            
              to clear out
            
            
              to run for it
            
            
              to flee
            
         
        
                     
            
              of
            
            
              ~'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