Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to remember
sign
an inscription
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
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
thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal
tiny
small
little
detailed
trifling
exquisite
junior members of an organisation such as a triad gang
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)