Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
fit
to be worth (doing)
to need (doing)
but
however
yet
actually
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
limit
bound
to set a limit (on)
boundary
line
limited
threshold
restriction
to specify
authority
power
right
(literary) to weigh
expedient
temporary
a surname
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think