How to pronounce 即係 in Cantonese (113 out of 2809):

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即係發達，發財嘅意思啦 咁我要食多啲啦呢個
It means to be prosperous and rich, and I'm going to eat more of this.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
發達 faat3 daat6
(verb) 1. to be rich; 2. to have fortunes
發財 faat3 coi4
to get rich
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
意思 ji3 si1
(noun) 1. like (someone); 2. intention
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
食 zi6
to feed
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
啲 dit1
only a little bit
呢個 ni1 go3
this

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