How to pronounce 典 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

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佢哋係唔會去揾本字典嚟睇下「人生」 呢個詞語嘅意義係乜，
They don't go to the dictionary to see what "life" means.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
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
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
揾 wan2
find
本字 bun2 zi6
original character
典 din2
canon
law
standard work of scholarship
literary quotation or allusion
ceremony
to be in charge of
to mortgage or pawn
a rule
to roll
to roll about
嚟睇 lai4 tai2
come to see
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
呢個 ni1 go3
this
詞語 ci4 jyu5
term
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
意義 yi3 ji6
meaning
乜 ne6
a surname
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