Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [līng]
to take away
to bring over
to make use of someone to do something
to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal
to shield
to protect
to block
to obstruct
to impede
umbrella
parasol
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then