Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
to turn over
to flip over
to overturn
to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross
to upset
to capsize
to turn around
reverse
to rip off and repair
to innovate
to fall out
to multiply
an alternative version to返, to return
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis