Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat