Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
congee
gruel
porridge M: 碗wǎn [碗]
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
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
foot
to be sufficient
ample
to attain
to satisfy
enough
fully
as much as
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
tiger M: 只zhī [只]
brave
fierce
savage
vigorous
a surname
a notorious figure amongst the world of triad gangs