Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"