Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
(noun) "wet market," a market where you can buy groceries, fresh produce and meat
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others