Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
start a career in a certain industry
early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely
previous
beforehand
earlier
the back of the body
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
second hand
vintage (clothing for sale)
refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
common cattail
bullrush
a surname
to hang out
to bum around
to loaf about
to party hard
to linger around at a place to kill time
to be a member of a gang looking for trouble or opportunities to make money
to be on the streets
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
(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"