How to pronounce 先 in Cantonese (36 out of 7926):

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腰帶先係最威水呀嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

腰帶 jiu1 daai3
belt
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
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
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
威水 wai1 seoi2
(adjective) impressive; remarkable; extraordinary (often referencing someone's achievements)
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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