Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to strive
to endeavour
to work hard
five
a surname
multifarious
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
-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
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of
to clear
to clarify
nto interfere with
to behave wrongly
to mess up
to make a mistake
to mess up
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others