Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume