Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to yell
to shout
to call out for (a person)
to howl
to cry
to gossip maliciously
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
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