Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble
a surname
a period of 30 years
a form of address used between family friends of that is of a different generation
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
type
form
pattern
style
formula
standards
ceremony
ritual
mode
tense
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand