Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(conjunction) before; (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now
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
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc)
to impute to another
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'