How to pronounce 做戲 in Cantonese (4 out of 9):

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種種原因加埋嘅情況之下，係咪即係代表周星馳其實係 借呢套戲去諷刺「為紅而做戲」呢啲咁表面嘅行為呢？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

種種 jung2 jung2
various
原因 jyun4 jan1
reason
加埋 gaa1 maai4
add together
sum up to
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
情況 cing4 fong3
situation
之下 zi1 haa6
under
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
周星馳 zau1 sing1 ci4
Stephen Chow
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
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
借 ze3
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
呢 ni1
this
套 tou3
cover
sheath
to encase
a case
to overlap
to interleave
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
harness
classifier for sets, collections
tau (Greek letter Ττ)
glove
to cover with
convention
to copy
to base it on
a loop
a knot
to trick someone into taling
a trap
a trick
to slip over
to harness
to attempt to win over a friendship
favour
a condom
戲 hei3
trick
drama
play
show M: 出chū [出]
场chǎng [场]
台tái [台]
to tease
to play a joke on
to play
a performance
an act
a bluff
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
諷刺 fung3 ci3
ironic
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
紅 hung4
red
popular
revolutionary
bonus
blush
flush
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
做戲 zou6 hei3
put on a show
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
表面 biu2 min6
surface
行為 hang4 wai2
behavior

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