Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
        
                     
            
              so (Cantonese)
            
            
              Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
            
         
        
        
                     
            
              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
            
         
        
                     
            
              branch
            
            
              stem
            
            
              stalk M: 根gēn [根]
            
            
              to block
            
            
              to hinder
            
            
              roughly
            
            
              approximately
            
            
              to straighten up
            
            
              to stiffen up
            
            
              upright
            
            
              frank
            
            
              straightforward
            
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
                     
            
              modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation 
            
            
               approval 
            
            
               surprise 
            
            
               appreciation 
            
            
               consent 
            
            
               request for an answer or confirmation
            
         
        
                     
            
              used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
            
         
        
                     
            
              you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
            
            
              can be used to refer to an unspecified person