Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
tried; experienced; encountered before
to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper
to block up
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
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
nose
first
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the raised part of a cover or a seal
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
difficult to tell; hard to say; uncertain
field
plain
open space
limit
boundary
rude
feral
open country
wilderness
outside government (those who are not in power)
district
wild
savage
rustic
primitive
extremely
countryside
uncultivated
untamed
unrestrained
sphere
illegitimate