How to pronounce 師爺 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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一位叫仙師爺, 另一位是四師爺
One is Sin Si Ya and the other is Sze Si Ya

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
仙 sin1
immortal
a Taoist super-being
an enlightened person
a fairy
transcendent
divine
an immortal
cent
師爺 si1 je4
(n.) (COLLOQUIAL) a paralegal.
另一 ling6 jat1
Another
是 si6
is
四 sei3
(slang) labourer

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