Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
city walls
city
town M: 座zuò [座]
道dào [道]
个gè [个]
municipality
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover