Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)
to govern
director
a surname
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
to offer (tribute)
to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
to esteem
to revere
to believe in (a religion)
to wait upon
to accept orders (from superior)
to proffer
to serve
having the honour to
to give
to receive
roots or stems of plants
origin
source
this
the current
root
foundation
basis
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
originally
my
our
based on
edition
copy
capital
cost
principal
local
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
level of quality, regulations
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"