How to pronounce 什 in Cantonese (171 out of 607):

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为什么你不过「大可以」吃肠粉呢？
Why would you eat "big" but not "big"?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

为 wai4
for
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
大可以 daai6 ho2 ji5
certainly can
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
肠 coeng4
intestine
粉 fan2
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
to crush to powder
powdered
plastered
soft as powder
powdery
pulverized
heroin
drug
fans
呢 ni1
this

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