Gone down a rabbit hole trying to find videos that explains the whys of Cantonese slangs, and then some are kinda off tune to my ears (possible pronunciation drift and all). And I still haven't found the answer to my questions but here's a video for some Cantonese slangs if anyone is interested (with pronunciation that doesn't sound off tune to me)
There are more in the comments too. I don't see this in the comments but my grandma loved to say that she hoped her grandchildren will not "cross the bridge and pick up the planks" (gor kieu chau paan), which means you forget the goodness done to you and just benefit yourself (in this context, leave my grandma behind).
The other is "sek po li dai" (brought up by eating glass). It means "do you think you are transparent"? (Said when you are standing in the way... Oftentimes when I was in the way of my grandma watching TV 😂)
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