Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
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
tool
device
utensil
equipment
instrument
talent
ability
to possess
to have
to provide
to furnish
to state
classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
to write out