Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
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 transmit
to lead
to guide
to conduct
to direct
a guide
a leader
to instruct
to teach
tutor
to conduct
(Cant.) a final particle
(onom.) to pump (water)
chirping of insects or birds
to squirt
to squeeze out