Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
near the end; towards the end
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'