Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
to calculate
to compute
to count
to regard as important
to plan
ruse
meter
gauge
to plot
strategem
scheme
a measuring device
a surname
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
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 sing
to call loudly
to chant
singing part of a performance
to spread gossip
to speak ill of
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
final particle meaning 'merely
only' when used in a rhetorical question
(same as U+64D2 擒) to arrest
to capture
(Cant.) to press down firmly
to press
to hold down
to withdraw (money)
to suppress
to control
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
system
to control
to regulate
variant of 制zhì [制]
establish
overpower
three years of mourning for parents
standard
standardized
imperial
to limit
to agree (to a deal)
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others