Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
son of a noble or wealthy family
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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 hinder
to block
to obstruct
to impede
to oppose
to restrain
to twirl
twist with fingers
to hold
a wick
a type of plucking method for the pipa, a traditional Chinese instrument
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then