How to pronounce 八字 in Cantonese (12 out of 58):

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而他的八字五行欠火
and her luck of earth is lacking in the five elements of her luck of fire,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
他的 taa1 dik1
his
八字 baat3 zi6
eight characters (of a birthdate)
五行 ng5 hang4
five elements
欠 him3
deficient
to owe
to lack
yawn
to need
to stretch and yawn
spiteful
short of
(body) to rise slightly
KangXi radical number 76
火 fo2
fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)
flame
to burn
anger
rage
a group of (people), a quantifier
KangXi radical 86
ammunition
red
a surname
wild
bad-tempered
crazy

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