Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to repair
to patch
to mend
to make up for
to fill (a vacancy)
to supplement
to restore
nutritious
tonics
to moursih
to subsidise
to be of benefit
to add to
moist
wet
damp
humid
humidity, a factor contributing to illness according to traditional principles of Chinese medicine
to reward
to beat up