How to pronounce 娶 in Cantonese (19 out of 31):

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為何他不娶玫瑰為妻子
Why didn't he marry Rose?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
玫瑰 mui4 gwai3
rose
妻子 cai4 zi2
wife

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