Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
mouth
beak
nozzle
spout (of teapot etc) M: 张zhāng [张]
个gè [个]
lips
to kiss
a blow
a hit
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
te simplified form for 鬱, luxuriant
depressed
say again, talk again; furthermore
a parapet
to look askance
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
(phrase) no need to; do not need something; it's unnecessary
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging