Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
a parapet
to look askance
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval