Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr. [sìde]
to resemble
to step on
to tread
to stamp
to press a pedal
to pedal (a bike)
to walk on stilts
to propel oneself with the movement of feet
to search for
to belittle
to criticise harshly
to continuously work non-stop to try and finish something
to lose money in successive bets in gambling
to enter
to cross into (a territory)
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head