Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
-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
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to hire
to rent
to charter
to rent out
to lease out
rent
land tax
rental
taxes
a parapet
to look askance
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)