Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games)
chief
principal
to determine
decisive power over something
memorial tablet
to take in
to absorb
to assimilate
to act for
to take a photo
photo shoot
photo
to conserve (one's health)
to administer
to assist
to capture
to approach
to regulate
to wedge
to insert
to block up
to protect
to defend
to guard against
to prevent
embankmant
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
to shake
to vibrate
to jolt
to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bāguà [八卦], symbolizing thunder
☳
tremor
quake
to shock
to crash
to frighten
pregnant
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval