How to pronounce 咦 in Cantonese (219 out of 277):

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咦 咁得意呀 係呀 我試過真係得㗎
so proud of it? Yes, I've tried it and it really works.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咦 ji4
expression of surprise
disapproval
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
得意 dak1 ji3
(adjective) 1. cute; 2. adorable
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
試過 si3 gwo3
tried; experienced; encountered before
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
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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