Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
農曆新年
nung4 lik6 san1 nin4
Lunar New Year
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
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
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
年三十晚
nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5
New Year's Eve
(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]