Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an alternative form for 能,to be able
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
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
elder brother
a term of address for an older male