Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
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
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu"
"Stanley" (in English), where the Stanley Prison is located, hence people in Hong Kong often just use the words "Chek Chu" to refer to the prison
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)