Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]