Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to exchange
to change (clothes etc)
to substitute
to switch
to convert (currency)
to alter
family name
surname M: 个gè [个]
to be surnamed
a clan name
people
ordinary folk
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
to endure
to receive a prison sentence
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
punishment
penalty
sentence
torture
corporal punishment
law
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else