How to pronounce 可惜 in Cantonese (327 out of 469):

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可惜較為淡味 點燒汁吃會好很多
unfortunately it was a bit bland. It would have been much better with some barbecue sauce. The

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可惜 ho2 sik1
pity
較 gok3
tournament
contest
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
淡 taam4
an alternative form for 痰, phlegm
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
汁 zap1
juice
sap
liquor
fluid
gravy
sauce
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of

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