How to pronounce 媽 in Cantonese (86 out of 392):

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米媽 請你再考慮一下吧
Mom, please think about it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

米 mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
媽 maa5
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
請 zing6
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
再 zoi3
again
考慮 haau2 leoi6
to think over; to consider
to take into account of
一下 yat1 haa5
once
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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