Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration
battle formation
battle front
spasmodically
trick
drama
play
show M: 出chū [出]
场chǎng [场]
台tái [台]
to tease
to play a joke on
to play
a performance
an act
a bluff
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
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
to learn by heart
to recite from memory
unlucky (slang)
hard of hearing
out of date
unfashionable
ignorant
remote
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
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)
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior