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
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
role to play a character in a play
show
movie etc
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
a type of hat worn by officials in the past indicative of their rank
to prop up
to set against
to take over
best
to push from below or behind
exceedingly
to retort
to answer back
to withstand
to stand up to
to be equal to
to bear
to endure
to put up with
to screw (have sex with)
to get high on drugs or alcohol
shit!
damn!
an exclamation used by gamblers when they are wishing for something they want when gambling
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
to appear
to look
form
shape
appearance
figure
personal presence
to express itself
to compare
complexion
terrain
expression
description
to describe
to manifest
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to hack
to chop
to split open
(of lightning) to strike
right against
a wedge
to sever
to break off
to open one's fingers
legs wide apart
to chop up
to hit
to attack with a knife or chopper
to consume a large quantity of alcohol
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
(downwards-right concave character stroke)
press down firmly
to restrain