Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
to encircle
to surround
all around
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
a corral
circumference
perimeter
arm span
hand span
cover
to trap
a cover
girth
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite