Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
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
letter
mail M: 封fēng [封]
to trust
to believe
to profess faith in
truthful
confidence
trust
at will
at random
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]