How to pronounce 唉 in Cantonese (177 out of 393):

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嗚嗚無咗條尾啦已經 唉

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嗚嗚 ng1 ng1
sobbing
無 mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
尾 mei5
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
已經 ji5 ging1
already
唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas

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