Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
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
to cup one's hands in salute
to surround
to arch
to dig earth with the snout
arched
to salute
arched-shape
to surround
to push
model
type (e.g. blood type)
pattern
mold for casting
stylish
fashionable
smart
good-looking
cool
to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)
to involve
including
together with
besides
to the extent of
company (of soldiers)
a surname
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
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
(adverb) just right; just now