Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
same as奶
breast
milk
to breastfeed
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
to clutch
to grab
to capture
to catch
to grasp
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
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
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
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat