Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to press (bell)
to press down
to oppress
to hold someone down
to suppress
to control
to stop a situation from going out of control
to push
to withdraw money from the ATM
to extort someone for money
red
popular
revolutionary
bonus
blush
flush
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
goods
money
commodity M: 个gè [个]
products
freight
cargo
stock
money
currency
bribe
bribery
to sell
a derogatory way to curse or to refer to somone
drugs
stolen goods