Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
final particle meaning 'merely
only' when used in a rhetorical question
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
bustling
tumultuous
noisy
to disturb
to make noise
to quarrel
to argue
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation