Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
hundred bucks
a lump, a quantifier
laugh
smile M: 个gè [个]
giggle
chuckle
to ridicule
to jeer
not seen yet; have yet to see; have yet to be seen
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)