Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then