Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喂 wai6

hey, an interjection to call for attention

to express one's dissatisfaction

to try and make a suggestion

to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

買樓 maai5 lau2

to buy a property [written and colloquial]

啦 la5

“now”, with an connotation of doubt

surprise

disapproval

你 nei5

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])

can be used to refer to an unspecified person

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