Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval