Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
a parapet
to look askance
lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to describe a deserted place
echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises
to be at (a place or time)
to be in
on
to echo
response
effect
to go off
to pour
to throw out
to dump
to topple
to overthrow
to collapse
to fail (business)
malfunction
shift
move around
to fall over
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite