How to pronounce 之嘛 in Cantonese (8 out of 17):

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佢負責地區工作架之嘛 佢唔係關於立法嘅問題架嘛 佢就算要選立法會其實都唔係好多席
He's in charge of the district, and it's not about legislation, and even if he's elected to the legislature, he's not going to get a lot of seats.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
負責 fu6 zaak3
responsible
地區 dei6 keoi1
area
工作 gung1 zok3
work
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
之嘛 zi1 maa3
(modal particle) Used at the end of a sentence, usually to show the unimportance of the thing you talked about; "that's all"
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
關於 gwaan1 jyu1
about
立法 laap6 faat3
(adjective) Legislative (council)
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
問題 man6 tai4
problem
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
就算 zau6 syun3
even if
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
立法會 laap6 faat3 wui5
Legislative Council
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
都 dou1
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
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
席 zik6
woven mat
seat
banquet
place in a democratic assembly
classifier for banquets, conversations etc
post
an office
a surname
to be seated
to take advantage of

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