How to pronounce 吔 in Cantonese (11 out of 12):

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吔 做乜成日下下潑我冷水啦
Please, don’t always burst my bubble.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

吔 je5
onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh, cry of pain
做乜 zou6 mat1
(verb) what are you doing?; (interrogative adverbs) why
成日 seng4 yat6
(adverb) always
下下 haa6 haa6
often; always; regularly (spoken)
潑 put3
to splash
to spill
rough and coarse
brutish
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
冷水 laang5 seoi2
cold water
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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