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
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
poem M: 首shǒu [首]
poetry
verse
poetize
poetic
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(noun) a young lady; a girl
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to