Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive
barren
desolate
emaciated
meagre
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(noun) a young lady; a girl
prop
support (for weight)
rest (e.g. arm rest)
thanks to
to hold in one's hand
to support in one's palm
to give
to base
to commit
to set
Torr (unit of pressure)
to rely on
owe to
to entrust
to rely
to plead
a tray
to carry on the shoulder
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
seven
euphemism for ?, prick
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
to throw
to toss
to fling
to cast
to abandon
to show
to sell in large quantities and
or at low prices
to wait for one's case to come to trial
to show off before a fight or an argument by using abusive language
to provoke an argument or a fight
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed