Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
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
an alternative form for 能,to be able
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
to injure
injury
wound
to be ill from
to grief
distressed
to hurt
deficiency
lack
scarce
vacant post
to run short of
a position in government
a shortcoming
missing
crippled
cracked
unscrupulous
gap
deficit
defective
to be absent from
disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration
battle formation
battle front
spasmodically