Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
to drag
to tow
to trail
to hang down
to mop (the floor)
to delay
to drag on
to haul
to prolong
to procrastinate
to encumber
to implicate
to lead
a hand
to grab
to seize
an alternative form for 能,to be able
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
to have very strong sunlight
to sunbathe
to show off
to flaunt
to print out photos
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
(n.) a boy or a young man.
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)