How to pronounce 以防 in Cantonese (21 out of 36):

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以防你一屋兩賣
prevent you from selling the house twice.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以防 jai5 fong4
to prevent
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish

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