Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
bed
couch
classifier for beds M: 张zhāng [张]
chassis
framework
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
the sound of crying or vomiting
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
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
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval