How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (15 out of 1633):

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天啊你干嘛哭成這樣，你好醜

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
干 gon1
dry
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
哭 huk1
to cry
to weep
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
醜 cau2
shameful
ugly
disgraceful

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