Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a parapet
to look askance
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to know
to reprimand
to urge
to long for
to tell
to inform
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex