How to pronounce 夾硬 in Cantonese (17 out of 19):

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一係做得太少 一係無做過 再唔係就夾硬
It's either too little, or it's not done, or it's hard.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一係 jat1 hai6
(conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?"
"how about…"
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
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
太少 taai3 siu2
too little
mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
zoi3
again
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
夾硬 gaap3 ngaang2
(adverb) forcibly
lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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