How to pronounce 巴 in Cantonese (54 out of 234):

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當然巴尼同阿爾唔知情啦
Of course, Barney and Al didn't know what they were doing.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
巴 baa1
to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士bāshì [巴士]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴wěiba [尾巴], tail
part of a place name
crust that has formed as a result of heat or dryness
a quantifier for the number of slaps
a slap
arrogant
flashy
impressive
尼 nei5
this (slang)
同 tung4
and
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
爾 ji5
thus
so
like that
you
thou
used as a final particle
an adverb particle
a suffix after an adjective
your
that
near
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
情 cing4
feeling
emotion
passion
situation
reason
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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