Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但如果 dan6 jyu4 geoi3

but if

你 nei5

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])

can be used to refer to an unspecified person

將 zoeng3

a military commander

a general officer

to command

呢 ni1

this

三個字 saam1 go3 zi6

three characters or words

fifteen minutes

合 ho4

a note on ancient Chinese musical scale

起來 hei2 loi4

to rise; arise

嘅話 ge3 waa2

as said

Reload Terms