Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
bad
spoiled
broken
to break down
(suffix) to the utmost
to spoil
to ruin
to destroy
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
to feel vexed
to bother
to trouble
superfluous and confusing
edgy
irritable
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval