Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
father
male relative of a senior generation
arrange according to one's authority
correct
right
so
thus
like this
–ly
nevertheless
to promise
to pledge
if so
to burn
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
to attach importance to
important
significant
solemn
discreet
furthermore
still
even
also
valuable
in addition
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
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
a military commander
a general officer
to command
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
(noun) that time; then; those days; (adverb) at that time; at the time; back then; in those days