Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
some
a certain
sb or sth indefinite
such-and-such
unknown
unspecified
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗dǒu [斗]
to advance
litre