Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
color
face
countenance
facial appearance
prestige
reputation
honour
a surname
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause
standard
norm
rule
to imitate
to follow
then
principle
classifier for written items (such as an official statement, news, reports)
grades
a particle indicating consequence or a reason
but
however
always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant
ordinarily
eternal
lasting
conventional
regular
cap of, a quantifier for drugs
an alternative form for 諷, to satirize