Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
to execute (a plan)
to grasp
father's friends
to hold
to keep to
to persist
stubborn
to coduct
to take charge of
to stick to
written acknowledgement
to catch
an intimate friend
to pick up
to pack up
to tidy up
to clean up
to correct
to revise
to close down
to go out of business
to beat up
to physically assault
to have sex with
to go bankrupt
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval