Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle