How to pronounce 哎呀 in Cantonese (127 out of 192):

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哎呀 不小心把針弄掉了
Oh, drop all my skewers

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哎呀 ai1 aa3
oh
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
小心 siu2 sam1
(adjective) cautious
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
針 zam1
needle
pin
injection
stitch M: 根gēn [根]
支zhī [支]
tack
acupuncture
to prick
弄 nung6
to do
to manage
to handle
to play with
to fool with
to mess with
to fix
to toy with
to make fun of
to mock
alleyway
掉 zaau6
to row an oar
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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