How to pronounce 利是封 in Cantonese (10 out of 17):

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而前几天我们才买了不少的利是封
A few days ago, we just bought a lot of expensive profits

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
几 gei2
how many; several
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
们 men2
plural suffix for pronouns
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
买 maai5
buy
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
不少 bat1 siu2
a lot of
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
利是封 lei6 si6 fung1
a red envelope with money inside, given by an elder to a younger person (a traditional Chinese New Year custom practice)

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