Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to
to hang around
to receive (guests)
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
multiple times; repeatedly
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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 break down
to break into pieces
fragmentary
to smash
broken
busted
torn
trivial
unimportant
paltry
too elaborate and dull (writing)
garrulous
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
to crush to powder
powdered
plastered
soft as powder
powdery
pulverized
heroin
drug
fans