Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(conjunction) before; (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now
(slang) kids, children; child; a little boy
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
serious (illness)
sincere
true
deep
genuine
critical illness
to poke
to stab
the end
rear
bottom of something
a quanitifier for excretions such as faeces or urine
to take heroin by injection
to betray someone by letting out a secret
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex