Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
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
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with