How to pronounce 如意 in Cantonese (3 out of 10):

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若擺呀但如果直接放工呀阿姐又唔使即係呀佢如果收嘢都如意
If she does, but if she does, she doesn't have to, and she's happy to get her job.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

若 joek6
to seem
like
as
if
you
your
擺 baai2
to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum
to put
to place
to display
to swing
to sway
to put on (an expression)
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
但如果 dan6 jyu4 geoi3
but if
直接 zik6 zip3
direct
放工 fong3 gung1
finish work
阿姐 aa3 ze2
auntie (spoken)
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
唔使 m4 sai2
(phrase) no need to; do not need something; it's unnecessary
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
收嘢 sau1 je5
“take that”
“take this” (said when giving someone a blow
a punch
a hit) [colloquial]
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
如意 jyu4 ji3
as desired

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