Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge
clean
peaceful
distinct
explicit
Qing dynasty
uncorrupted
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
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis