Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
車
geoi1
war chariot
name of a chess piece in Chinese chess
唔通
m4 tung1
"could it be that…."; "don't tell me that…"; often used in a sentence to emphasize the rhetorical tone of a question, with a similar effect to adding 'surely….' to a question
走去
zau2 heoi3
Go away
煲藥
bou1 joek6
to boil Chinese medicine
咩
me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
係咪
hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
梗係
gang2 hai6
(adverb) of course; without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably; naturally; obviously; of course!
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