Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
gauze
to collect
to gather
to catch
to sift
net for catching birds
to display
to spread out
a surname
a bag for sifting
a gross
twelve dozen
to enlighten
to advance
to progress
to guide
road M: 条tiáo [条]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind
path
street
journey
way
a surname
direction
course
logic
the record of each baccarat game
trend
tendency
way out of a situation
way forward
a sexual relationship
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun M: 支zhī [支]
把bǎ [把]
杆gǎn [杆]
条tiáo [条]
枝zhī [枝]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots
lance
javelin
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
summer
grand
name of a Chinese dynasty
Chinese
China
a surname
humble
unworthy
meagre
simple
base
foundation
basic
radical (chemistry)
(slang) gay
according to
basis
to describe a man with effeminate characteristics
diagram
picture
drawing
chart
map M: 张zhāng [张]
to plan
to scheme
to attempt
to pursue
to seek
intention
script of prophecy
plan
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
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