How to pronounce 威 in Cantonese (68 out of 94):

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唔通呢一隻畀佢
she was the luckiest one, didn't she?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔通 m4 tung1
"could it be that…."; "don't tell me that…"; often used in a sentence to emphasize the rhetorical tone of a question, with a similar effect to adding 'surely….' to a question
ni1
this
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
wai1
power
might
prestige
powerful
awesome might
impressive strength
to dominate
to threaten by force
imposing
impressive
smart
to show one's ability
to perform
to go out for an evening's entertainment
to go out for a goodtime
saai3
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
to have very strong sunlight
to sunbathe
to show off
to flaunt
to print out photos
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay

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