Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
to finish eating [written and colloquial]
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start