Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to yell
to shout
to call out for (a person)
to howl
to cry
to gossip maliciously
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
and
furthermore
also
together with
(not) at all
simultaneously
to combine
to join
to merge
equally
to be on the same level with
add emphasis when used before a negative, really (not)
side by side
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person