How to pronounce 何不 in Cantonese (42 out of 45):

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可能你會說 那麼多好處 為何不是自己做呀？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
那麼 naa5 mo1
so
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
好處 hou2 cyu5
Benefit
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何不 ho4 bat1
why not
是 si6
is
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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