Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
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
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
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
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
(adverb, adjective) outside
to develop
to evolve
to practice
to perform
to play
to act
deduce
[measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a speech.
trick
drama
play
show M: 出chū [出]
场chǎng [场]
台tái [台]
to tease
to play a joke on
to play
a performance
an act
a bluff