Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
crashing sound
to gush forward
rushing sound
noisy
clamorous
clang
wow!
to shout
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
in confusion or disorder
in a confused state of mind
disorder
upheaval
riot
illicit sexual relations, to commit incest with
to throw into disorder
to mix up
indiscriminate
random
arbitrary
to disturb
rebellious
without order or restraint
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
to assign
to appoint
to take up a post
office
responsibility
to let
to allow
to give free rein to
no matter (how, what etc)
classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter