How to pronounce 嘰 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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唔該你唔好咁多嘰拮! 你好走啦吓!
Please don't be so upset! Go ahead!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔該 m4 goi1
(verb) please; thanks (for services rendered rather than gifts); excuse me
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
咁多 gam3 do1
so much
嘰 gi1
to grumble
to sigh in disapproval
to whisper
to mutter
to babble
to chirp
to chatter
拮 git3
antagonistic
laboring hard
pressed
hard up
short of money
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
吓 haa5
once

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