How to pronounce 何不 in Cantonese (41 out of 45):

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為何不一早洗？大家都知芋頭一弄濕沾到手會很痕
Why not now? Because when a wet taro can cause skin allergic reaction to bare hands

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何不 ho4 bat1
why not
一早 jat1 zou2
earlier
洗 sin2
a surname
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
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
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
芋頭 wu6 tau4
taro
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
弄 nung6
to do
to manage
to handle
to play with
to fool with
to mess with
to fix
to toy with
to make fun of
to mock
alleyway
濕 sap1
moist
wet
damp
humid
humidity, a factor contributing to illness according to traditional principles of Chinese medicine
to reward
to beat up
沾 tip3
to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch
到手 dou3 sau2
get hold of
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
很 han2
very
痕 han4
scar
traces
mark
itchy

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