Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval