Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
cowrie
shellfish
currency (archaic)
thus
so
like that
you
thou
used as a final particle
an adverb particle
a suffix after an adjective
your
that
near
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
to love
affection
to be fond of
to like
love
to be apt to
to want
to keep
to pick
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin