Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
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
plate
dish
tray
current price
market quotation
plate-shaped object
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of
to endure
past
next
immediately preceding
across
on the other side of
from the other side of
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 support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends