How to pronounce 优 in Cantonese (3 out of 18):

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因为今天是拍摄的原因，还是要优雅一点比较好
Because today is the day to shoot, and I want to be a little bit more elegant.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
今天 gam1 tin1
today
是 si6
is
拍 paak2
racket (sports)
摄 sip3
take photo
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
原因 jyun4 jan1
reason
还 waan4
also
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
优 jau1
excellent
雅 ngaa5
elegant
pleasure
honor
name of sections in Book of Poetry
refined
graceful
sophisticated
polished
your gracious
often
indeed
friendship
a type of wine vessel
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
点 dim2
o'clock
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
较 gaau3
compare
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to

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