Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back