Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
☲
separation
departure
to separate
to go away from
to dispense with
to go without
to go against
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
knot
sturdy
bond
to tie
to bind
to check out (of a hotel)
to join
to connect
to unite
to conclude
to settle
to congeal
to form
to bear (fruit)
to conjoin
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 return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval