Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
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
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
pastry
food
to swallow
to lure
bait
lure
to entice
dumplings
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
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