Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to go green (environmentally friendly)
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
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
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
(noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.)
manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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