Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
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
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well