Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to lose
to transport
to donate
to enter (a password)
to pay
to contribute
to convey
to transmit
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
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
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
thing
object
matter
abbr. for physics 物理
creature
substance
content
other people
the physical world