How to pronounce 了事 in Cantonese (12 out of 15):

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為了事業，放棄愛情，娶了一個自己受不了的妻子

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了事 liu5 si6
settle
業 jip6
line of business; trade
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already
放棄 fong3 hei3
to quit
愛情 oi3 cing4
love
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
受不了 sau6 bat1 liu5
cannot bear
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
妻子 cai4 zi2
wife

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