Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to transmit
to lead
to guide
to conduct
to direct
a guide
a leader
to instruct
to teach
tutor
to conduct
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'