Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
"how big?"; "how old?"; can be used to describe something which is quite big
huge in size; a saying to express a firm attitude in something that one is determined on, somewhat similar to saying "in any event one must…." or "anyhow one must…"
gall bladder
courage
guts
gall
inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
bulb
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in