How to pronounce 命 in Cantonese (31 out of 195):

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咁樣就可以保住哂佢地三個嘅命
That would save the lives of all three of them.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
保住 bou2 zyu6
maintain
preserve
哂 saai3
(literary) to smile
to sneer
to display
to show off
to sunbathe
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
命 ming6
life

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