How to pronounce 咦 in Cantonese (52 out of 101):

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咦？點解師傅要將啲湯底倒來倒去呢？
Why would the chef throw the soup over and over?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咦 ji4
expression of surprise
disapproval
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
師傅 si1 fu6
master
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
啲 dit1
only a little bit
湯底 tong1 dai2
soup base; stock
倒 dou2
to pour
to throw out
to dump
to topple
to overthrow
to collapse
to fail (business)
malfunction
shift
move around
to fall over
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
呢 ni1
this
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