Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals
quarter of an hour
to portray
to depict
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
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
to answer
in response to
to grant
to accept
to cope with
to handle
to suit
to confirm
to echo
a surname
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite