Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
part of a double-barreled surname
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
often; always; regularly (spoken)
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to play (an instrument)
to strum
to impeach
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
second hand
vintage (clothing for sale)
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever