How to pronounce 外星人 in Cantonese (20 out of 21):

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天命 : 唔得呀, 你個樣似外星人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

天命 tin1 ming6
mandate of heaven
ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
ci5
seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr. [sìde]
to resemble
外星人 ngoi6 sing1 jan4
alien
wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
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