Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
to greet and welcome guests
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force