Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
know [colloquial, not very commonly used nowadays, only used in some parts of Guangzhou]
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
to rub
to scour
friction
to massage
to touch
to research
to learn from
to share experience
square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(grammar) case
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively
shelf
division
to combat
to hit
to examine
a shop
to marry off one's daughter
emperor
god
imperial
imperialism
supreme ruler
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]