Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
hog
pig
swine M: 口kǒu [口]
头tóu [头]
a virgin
to cover up
to paint over
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
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to grow
to reproduce
to breed
to increase
to prosper
skeleton
to colonize
colonization
(adjective, adverb) about
-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
a military commander
a general officer
to command
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well
生殖器官
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reproductive organ