Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cant.) cover, lid
to raid on illegal dens
to slap
to hide
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
mouth
beak
nozzle
spout (of teapot etc) M: 张zhāng [张]
个gè [个]
lips
to kiss
a blow
a hit
to speak out (from one's heart)
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval