Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
port
wharf
pier
plain
market
part of a place name
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
harbor
port M: 个gè [个]
small stream
bay
abbreviation for Hong Kong
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
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
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval