Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
sun
day
date, day of the month
daytime
daily
Japan
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 like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
to abolish
to abandon
to abrogate
to discard
to depose
to oust
crippled
abandoned
waste
useless
to fall of
invalid
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)