Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to change
to alter
to transform
to correct
another
to improve
to remodel
to turn to
a surname
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval