How to pronounce 八字 in Cantonese (9 out of 58):

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而吳先生的八字跟水有關（強水）

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
吳 ng4
Ng (Cantonese surname)
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
八字 baat3 zi6
eight characters (of a birthdate)
跟 gan1
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
有關 jau5 gwaan1
(adjective, adverb) about
強 koeng5
to coerce
to force
to strive to
to try hard to

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