Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
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
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
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
an alternative form for 閒, idle
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
(adjective) Listed (on a stock exchange for public trading);
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
sound
noise
note (of musical scale)
tone
news
syllable
reading (phonetic value of a character)
pitch
pronunciation
KangXi radical 180
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
(noun) 1. shops; 2. shopping
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