How to pronounce 八字 in Cantonese (11 out of 58):

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賀錦麗八字正在行土運， 但他的土運相對較弱
He Jinli's luck is in the luck of earth, but her luck of earth is relatively weak,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

賀 ho3
to congratulate
to celebrate
a surname
錦 gam2
brocade
embroidered work
bright
tapestry
embroidery
elegant
麗 lai6
beautiful; attached
八字 baat3 zi6
eight characters (of a birthdate)
正在 zing3 zoi6
in the process of
行 hong6
strong
土 tou2
earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
soil
land
native
indigenous
unfashionable
uncouth
運 wan6
to move
to transport
to use
to apply
fortune
luck
fate
to ship
to utilise
但 daan6
but
他的 taa1 dik1
his
相對 soeng1 deoi3
comparative
較 gok3
tournament
contest
弱 joek6
weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
to die off

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