Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
an alternative form for 閒, idle
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
to issue; to offer; (of vehicle) to depart from