Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
team
class
squad
work shift
ranking M: 个gè [个]
classifier for groups, scheduled runs
flights
a surname
to spread about
to manoeuvre
to withdraw (troops)
group
to gather support
to collect
to deploy one's gang member
(adjective) (of tire) Bald (tires)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to build by laying bricks or stones
steps
platform
to play (mahjong)
to tidy up
to build
to wrongly accuse
to frame up
to physically assault
to beat up
to screw, to have sex with