How to pronounce 可惜 in Cantonese (325 out of 469):

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可惜只有一間比較大, 其他兩間都和之前房間一樣
Unfortunately, only one was larger; the other two were the same size as my previous room.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可惜 ho2 sik1
pity
只有 zi2 jau5
only
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
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
其他 kei4 taa1
other
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
和 wo4
and
之前 zi1 cin4
before
房間 fong4 gaan1
room
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same

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