Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
prominent
conspicuous
visible
apparent
to manifest
evident
clear
influential
to appear
to show
to reveal oneself
distinct
illustrious
clearly
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
adj; food or meal is of great value
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
flat
level
equal
to tie (make the same score)
to draw (score)
calm
peaceful
see also 平声píngshēng [平声], the even tone
peace
short for Peiping
a scale
a surname
to pacify
to restore to normal
to weigh and pay
common
fair
to conquer
to regulate
a draw
(one) hundred
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)