Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old)
pouch
to take a detour
to go for a leisurely jaunt
to scout around (for customers)
to try and revert
change what one had said in a conversation
to take all the responsibility for something
a container (for rice
pet food
coin)
direct at
a covering for head
a mountain chair
to dig up
to hitch up
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
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