Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(slang) father; dad; daddy
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
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
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