How to pronounce 作用 in Cantonese (52 out of 73):

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其實佢係冇乜味, 所以作用只係負責包住啲材料
It's actually not very tasty, so it's just the stuff that's in it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
冇乜 mou5 mat1
nothing; it's nothing; not very; not particularly
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over
所以 so2 ji5
hence
作用 zok3 jung6
function
只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
負責 fu6 zaak3
responsible
包住 baau1 zyu6
wrap around
啲 dit1
only a little bit
材料 coi4 liu6
material
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