How to pronounce 八 in Cantonese (318 out of 629):

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今日係初八流
the tide was Eighth of the month

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
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
初 co1
at first
(at the) beginning
first
junior
basic
original
initial
八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
流 lau4
to flow
to disseminate
to circulate or spread
to move or drift
to degenerate
to banish or send into exile
stream of water or sth resembling one
class, rate or grade
fake
false
inferior
unreal
without status
influence
name of a triad poem used as a way to identify someone as a triad member

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