Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else
to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
package, classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
a surname
tip
to close up
to heap earth over mound
big
envelope
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)