How to pronounce 咦 in Cantonese (242 out of 277):

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咦？點解你開呢邊嘅？
Why you open the door in this way?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咦 ji4
expression of surprise
disapproval
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
呢 ni1
this
邊 bin1
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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