Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
cigarette or pipe tobacco M: 根gēn [根]
smoke
mist
vapour M: 缕lǚ [缕]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
ace (in playing cards)
soot
opium
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)