Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
spine
back
ridge
Taiwan pr. [jí] or [jǐ]
backbone
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
rope M: 根gēn [根]
string
cord
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
an alternative form for 儺, rich
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think