Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
sect
branch
style
a quantifier for a speech
scene
atmosphere
to criticize
to accuse
to censure
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
an alternative form for 墜, to fall down
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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
to drag
to tow
to trail
to hang down
to mop (the floor)
to delay
to drag on
to haul
to prolong
to procrastinate
to encumber
to implicate
to lead
a hand
to grab
to seize