Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to announce
to inform
report
newspaper
recompense
revenge M: 份fèn [份]
张zhāng [张]
reward
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle