Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
fit
to be worth (doing)
to need (doing)
but
however
yet
actually
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration
battle formation
battle front
spasmodically
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
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
cedar
cypress
Taiwan pr. [bó]
surname
part of a place name
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
to abdicate
modest
yielding
unpretentious
inferior to
(slang) to suck
humble
modest
to yield
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation