Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
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
to hinder
to block
to obstruct
to impede
to oppose
to restrain
ghost
demon
terrible
damnable
clever
sly
crafty
sinister plot
(suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
one of the 28 constellations
spirit of the dead
devil
a goblin
a term of abuse for any ignoble character,fool
devil
a surname
tricky
deceitful
mischievous
unbelievable
false
dishonest
improper
illicit
incredibly
extremely
the hell
a mole
an informer
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
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to lose
to transport
to donate
to enter (a password)
to pay
to contribute
to convey
to transmit