Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
package, classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
a surname
tip
to close up
to heap earth over mound
big
envelope
city walls
city
town M: 座zuò [座]
道dào [道]
个gè [个]
municipality
subject
course M: 门mén [门]
class
lesson M: 堂táng [堂]
节jié [节]
to levy
tax
form of divination
lesson
classwork
subdivision
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
to fly
to dart
to float
to dump (break up with) someone
to travel by plane
to rush to somewhere
to toss
to throw
to skip pass
to flutter
to move swiftly
to cut (hair)
flying
a ticket
a bullet
a hoodlum
quanitifyer for cigarettes
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type