How to pronounce 先例 in Cantonese (6 out of 20):

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Okay, 咁佢開咗先例啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
先例 sin1 lai6
precedent
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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