Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what