Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
looking; staring; watching
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
two families; both parties together; belong to both parties; both parties each have one part
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
to teach
to train
to admonish
instruction (from superiors)
teachings
rule
exegesis
to instruct
means
training
to stop
to block
card M: 张zhāng [张]
片piàn [片]
calorie
cassette
(computing) (coll.) slow
lorry
truck
checkpoint
customs barrier
road block
to get stuck
to be jammed
to choke
a carriage