Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
aside from; except for; unless
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this