Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
a strategic position: derives from football or basketball where in the midst of the game, when the ball is in the mid-air, the player accurately anticipates the falling position of the ball and grabs the very opportunity to stand in the strategic position in order to block the opponents out of their position and eventually obtains the control of the ball
game; booth seats on train; booth seats in café and restaurants
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper