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
multiple times; repeatedly
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
to form
to organize
group
team
classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
class
section
department
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
to marry off one's daughter
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
to develop
to evolve
to practice
to perform
to play
to act
deduce
to clutch
to grab
to capture
to catch
to grasp
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
a male phoenix
symbol of joy
a prostitute, especially one who works in an one woman brothel
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to manage to escape or flee from someone
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval