Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
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 pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc