How to pronounce 吖 in Cantonese (84 out of 405):

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喂吖!唔可以咁講㗎
Oh, you can't say that.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喂 wai6
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
吖 aa1
phonetic a, similar to 呵
-azine, see 吖嗪āqín [吖嗪]
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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