Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
an interjection to indicate acknowledgement or understanding
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely
previous
beforehand
earlier
the back of the body
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)