Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval