Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an alternative form for 能,to be able
(adjective) The first one
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
to practice
to train
to drill
to perfect (one's skill)
exercise
experienced
seasoned
white silk
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
male (usually old)
man
guy
bloke
dude (Cantonese)
a vulgar person
Leon Lai (Cantonese pop singer)
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
devil
magic
charm
witchery
evil spirits
demon
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight