How to pronounce 八 in Cantonese (55 out of 629):

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為何八合里叫做八合里呢

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
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
合 ho4
a note on ancient Chinese musical scale
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
叫做 giu3 zou6
called
呢 ni1
this

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