Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
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
to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book
to bend
folding
collapsible
booklet
to go out of business
to stay in a particular place for a while
aloof
to close
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
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval