Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
the people
nationality
citizen
folk
subjects
someone in a certain occupataion, such as farmer, fisherman
from
self
oneself
since
private
personal
naturally
natural
since
alternative form for 儻, if
alternative form for 讜, counsel
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
woven mat
seat
banquet
place in a democratic assembly
classifier for banquets, conversations etc
post
an office
a surname
to be seated
to take advantage of
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval