How to pronounce 在世 in Cantonese (36 out of 40):

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人生在世 而不為其他人做點事

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
在世 doi6 sai3
alive
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
其他人 kei4 taa1 jan4
other people
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve

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