How to pronounce 吃虧 in Cantonese (11 out of 11):

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他在聲勢上吃虧了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
聲勢 seng1 sai3
momentum
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
吃虧 hek3 kui1
be at a disadvantage
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

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