Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
aside from; except for; unless
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(adverb) of course; without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably; naturally; obviously; of course!
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 open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
to take a look; to check something out [colloquial]
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval