Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging
amiable
pleased
to foster
nurture
used as part of a place name
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis