How to pronounce 一巴 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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你剛才打了他一巴 誰人 你呀
You just slapped him. Who is it? You?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
剛才 gong1 coi2
just now
打 ding2
to take the lead
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
一巴 yat1 paa1
slap
誰人 seoi4 jan4
Who
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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