How to pronounce 可是 in Cantonese (109 out of 326):

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可是我已經不小心弄斷了一枝
but I've already broken one of them

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可是 ho2 si6
however
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
已經 ji5 ging1
already
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
小心 siu2 sam1
(adjective) cautious
弄 nung6
to do
to manage
to handle
to play with
to fool with
to mess with
to fix
to toy with
to make fun of
to mock
alleyway
斷 dyun6
to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to discontinue
apart
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off

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