Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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
to discuss
to comment
to criticize
to judge
to choose (by public appraisal)
to appraise
to evaluate
review
comments
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
to insert
stick in
pierce
to take part in
to interfere
to interpose
to plant
to stab with a knife
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
(noun) 1. spasm; (slang) unbearable (e.g. heat, etc.)
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
to patronize
to support
to praise
(Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
to commend
to eulogize
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]