Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'