How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (16 out of 1633):

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만두這又不是你的，你到底在干嘛
Manadu, this isn't yours anymore.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
不是 bat1 si6
is not
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
到底 dou3 dai2
finally
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
干 gon1
dry
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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