Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"