Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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
to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon
abbreviation of pronoun
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think