Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
plural suffix for pronouns
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
(slang) 1. Female Westerner; 2. Western lady or girl
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
(of land) barren
stony
sure
certain
real
true
secure
valid
hard
stiff
strong
firm
resolutely
doggedly
good (quality)
able (person)
obstinate
forcibly
with effort
stubbornly
capable
of good quality
certainly
definitely
unavoidably
strong
erect (penis)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret