Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
an alternative form for the word太, too
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
an alternative form for the word鎮, town
exterior surface
family relationship via females
to show (one's opinion)
a model
a table (listing information)
a form