Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
(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
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
emptiness
void
abstract theory or guiding principles
empty or unoccupied
diffident or timid
false
humble or modest
(of health) weak
virtual
in vain
worthless
nominal
hollow
the sky
the empyrean
vulnerable
to reserve space
based on imagination rather than reality