Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(question)(phrase) what's with it?; what's up? ; how's it like?; how?; what is it like?
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
male (usually old)
man
guy
bloke
dude (Cantonese)
a vulgar person
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
around
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper