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 return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
to gather
to collect
collected works
classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
a market
to compile
achievements