Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
a parapet
to look askance
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to change
to exchange
to replace
a surname
to regard as easy or unimportant
to cultivate
at ease
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to dress
to wear
to put on
to thread
to drill
through
damaged with a hole or holes
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy