Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
to wish
to express good wishes
to pray
(old) wizard
officer administering the sacrifices
a surname
to cut hair (of savage tribes)
to congratulate
to celebrate
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [dié]
to stumple
to slip
to stamp
a fall
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)
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
(literary) to wipe away (tears)
to press with one's fingers
to soak
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
used as part of a place name