Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging
(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
around