How to pronounce 可大可小 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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喂唔係吓嘛? 心火盛…可大可小喎!
It's hot, it's really hot, it's really, really hot.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喂 wai6
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
吓 haa5
once
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
心火盛 sam1 fo2 sing6
agitated; annoyed
可大可小 ho2 daai6 ho2 siu2
can be serious or trivial
喎 wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others

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