How to pronounce 剪髮 in Cantonese (17 out of 22):

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我朋友問我…為什麼你不懂剪髮自己又要剪呢？
My friend asked me... why do you cut your own hair if you don't know how to cut it?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
朋友 pang4 jau5
friend
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
懂 dung2
(verb) Know
剪髮 zin2 faat3
to have a haircut
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
又要 jau6 jiu3
also want or need
剪 zin2
scissors
shears
clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
to divide
to separate
呢 ni1
this

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