Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person