Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'