Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
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
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
children handsy on various things
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
to lift
to put forward
to mention
to raise (an issue)
upwards character stroke
lifting brush stroke (in painting)
scoop for measuring liquid
to extract
to summon a prisoner for interrogation
to guard against
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
an alternative form for the word太, too