Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon
abbreviation of pronoun
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
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
hot (spicy)
pungent
peppery
to burn
cruel
to sexually arouse someone
to make someone angry
to provoke someone
to hurt
to patrol around an area
(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