Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then