Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
power
might
prestige
powerful
awesome might
impressive strength
to dominate
to threaten by force
imposing
impressive
smart
to show one's ability
to perform
to go out for an evening's entertainment
to go out for a goodtime
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
牛鬼蛇神
ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4
villians; freaks; rabbles; political heretics, especially refering to anti-Maoists during the Cultual Revolution
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)