Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
diary
record
to copy
a surname
to register
to record
to select
to hire
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
multiple times; repeatedly
sheet
piece of writing
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
classifier for written items: chapter, article
chapter
section
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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