Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
an alternative form for 閒, idle
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support
a surname
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
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
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval