Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
to ascertain
to act on
to criticize
to pass on
classifier for batches, lots, military flights
tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
to slap
to scrape
wholesale
pie (loanword)
land allocation
to comment
to strike
to hit
to chop
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
a parapet
to look askance
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person