Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
emptiness
void
abstract theory or guiding principles
empty or unoccupied
diffident or timid
false
humble or modest
(of health) weak
virtual
in vain
worthless
nominal
hollow
the sky
the empyrean
vulnerable
to reserve space
based on imagination rather than reality
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
poison
to poison
poisonous
malicious
cruel
fierce
narcotics
drugs
toxin
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval