Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
wisdom
knowledge
clever
a surname
father's elder brother
senior male
paternal elder uncle
eldest of brothers
respectful form of address for an elderly man
Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
term of address for husband's older brothers
a surname