Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
to install
to place
to put
to buy
to lay out
to set aside
to purchase provisions
type
form
pattern
style
formula
standards
ceremony
ritual
mode
tense
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover