Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
adv; frequently, often, always
pair of hands (Cantonese)
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
to guess
to suspect
to suppose
a parapet
to look askance
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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)
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
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
fraction
extent of one's duty or rights
component
content
element
a portion
a share
exceptionally
status
capacity
excessive