Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
an alternative form for 閒, idle
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么shénme [什么], what?, indefinite 这么zhème [这么] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
what for
why
do what
sort of
type of
insignificant
tiny
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments