Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
plural suffix for pronouns
to live
alive
living
work
workmanship
to save the life of
to keep alive
vivid
lively
active
movable
flexible
handicraft work
manual labour
to exist
to survive
(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