Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
Leon Lai (Cantonese pop singer)
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
(slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive
catch [something falling]
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
to play (an instrument)
to strum
to impeach
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
an alternative form for 鑞, solder
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation