Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
(slang) father; dad; daddy
family name
surname M: 个gè [个]
to be surnamed
a clan name
people
ordinary folk
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
(noun) sons and daughters; children
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval