Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)
finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to
to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end
toe
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval