Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(noun) 1. elder brother; (of organisation, company, etc.)
manager; 2. head of department; 3. head of chef; (of gangster) leader
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(verb) to chitchat; to talk; to gossip; to brag
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
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval