How to pronounce 名義 in Cantonese (11 out of 21):

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咁點解要咁樣啫 你唔出嚟做嘢 唔支持我地咪算囉 咁點解重要用我地嘅名義
So why is it so important to use our name when you don't go to work, and you don't support our status as a professional?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
點解要 gam2 gaai2 jiu3
why do
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
啫 zoe1
penis
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
做嘢 zou6 je5
(verb) to do something; to work on; to work
支持 zi1 ci4
support
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
咪 mui1
sound of cat
cat's meow
算 syun3
to regard as
to figure
to calculate
to compute
to count
to plan
to guess
to suppose
to reckon
to include
to count in
as
to consider
to matter
let it be
that's enough
finally
at long last
囉 lo4
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
重要 zung6 jiu3
important
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
名義 ming4 ji6
name

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