Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
主要原因
zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1
main reason
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis