How to pronounce 别 in Cantonese (86 out of 89):

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不如买一盒回去给女儿吧？还是别买了买了
Why not buy a box and give it to your daughter? It’s better not to buy

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
买 maai5
buy
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
盒 hap2
small box
case
casket
回去 wui4 heoi3
go back
给 kap1
give
女 neoi6
to marry off one's daughter
儿 jan4
son
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
还 waan4
also
是 si6
is
别 bit6
separate
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

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