How to pronounce 嚴重 in Cantonese (62 out of 576):

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嚟到呢度有個嚴重嘅扣分位
And that's a very serious point.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
有 jau6
also
again
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
嚴重 jim4 zung6
serious
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
扣分 kau3 fan1
deduct points
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status

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