Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
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
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
(verb) to paint a painting; to draw a picture
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
-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
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
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then