Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support
a surname
to greet and welcome guests
to protect
to defend
to guard against
to prevent
embankmant
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret