Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
to add
to increase
to replenish
to append
to give birth to
to have (a baby)
more
again
in addition
even
too
a final particle conveying a sense of regret
to do something again