Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to greet and welcome guests
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
harbor
port M: 个gè [个]
small stream
bay
abbreviation for Hong Kong
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
cat M: 只zhī [只]
(dialect) to hide oneself
(coll.) modem
to arch one's back
to be drunk
to be high on drugs
to record
to note
to remember
mark
sign
classifier for blows, kicks, shots
written accounts
records
a seal
to keep in mind
a book recording notes
information
people
usually used in abbreviating the name or brandname of a shop
business
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer