Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval