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
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
younger sister
term of address for a young woman or girl
adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack
to decorate
to fill
garments
to dress up
to equip
to peep
to cause trouble
to make difficulties
to set a trap for someone
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
(noun) telephone (including cell phone)
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval