How to pronounce 失眠 in Cantonese (3 out of 9):

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因為長期受住失眠嘅影響， 而決定揸夜間的士嚟打發時間，
And because of the long-term effects of insomnia, and the decision to hire a night cab to send time,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
長期 coeng4 kei4
long-term
受 sau6
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
to endure
to receive a prison sentence
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
失眠 sat1 min6
insomnia
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
影響 ying2 hoeng2
effect
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
決定 kyut3 ding6
decide
揸 zaa2
to stretch fingers out
to grasp
to seize
to pick up with fingers
handful, a quantifier
to carry
to hold
to drive
to make a decision
夜間 je6 gaan1
at night
的士 dik1 si6
taxi
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
打發時間 daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3
kill time
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