How to pronounce 吸毒 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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但有時候吸毒唔係淨係吸毒㗎嘛
But sometimes, drugs are more than just drugs.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
有時候 jau5 si4 hau6
sometimes
吸毒 kap1 duk6
drug abuse
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
淨係 zing6 hai6
only; merely
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
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