Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to beat
to win
to profit
gain
to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [dié]
to stumple
to slip
to stamp
a fall
to lose
to transport
to donate
to enter (a password)
to pay
to contribute
to convey
to transmit
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
te simplified form for 鬱, luxuriant
depressed
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone