Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open
to break up
to split apart
to rip open
to dismantle
to demolish
to unwrap
to figure out
to solve problems
to discuss
to talk over a problem
to negotiate
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
an alternative form for 閒, idle
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
(of a woman) to marry
to marry off a daughter
to shift (blame etc)
to impute to another
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
on hand; in one's hands; at hand; readily available [colloquial]
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then