Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
stay
used in the name of an ancient Korean state
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive