Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(verb) what are you doing?; (interrogative adverbs) why
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
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation