Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
(of a woman) to adorn oneself
makeup
adornment
trousseau
stage makeup and costume
to doll up
to apply makeup
dowry
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
to respect
to bear
to support
a surname
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
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this