How to pronounce 唉 in Cantonese (87 out of 393):

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唉，點解佢咁黏人嘅
Oh, why is he so stupid?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
黏 zim1
sticky
glutinous
to adhere
to stick
to glue
to paste
to talk on and on
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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