How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (280 out of 1633):

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拿 而家呢度係一個門口黎架嘛
Now, this is a gateway.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
門口 mun4 hau2
(noun) entrance
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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