Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
a surname
the name of a place
field
plain
open space
limit
boundary
rude
feral
open country
wilderness
outside government (those who are not in power)
district
wild
savage
rustic
primitive
extremely
countryside
uncultivated
untamed
unrestrained
sphere
illegitimate
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
to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open
to break up
to split apart
to rip open
to dismantle
to demolish
to unwrap
to figure out
to solve problems
to discuss
to talk over a problem
to negotiate
phonetic a, similar to 呵
-azine, see 吖嗪āqín [吖嗪]
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation