Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
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
classifier for horses, mules etc
Taiwan pr. [pī]
ordinary person
classifier for cloth: bolt
horsepower
be a match for
equal
to match
lone
single
horse M: 匹pǐ [匹]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess
a surname
KangXi radicial 187
a subordinate
a prostitute
a follower in a triad gang
a motor bike
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)