How to pronounce 小氣 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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咪一(陣)間人哋話我哋小氣就唔好啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咪 mui1
sound of cat
cat's meow
一 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
陣 zan6
disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration
battle formation
battle front
spasmodically
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
人哋 jan4 dei6
(pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
小氣 siu2 hei3
petty
就 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
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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