Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡dā [褡]
to put over
multiple times; repeatedly
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
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
lining
interior
inside
internal
within
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret