How to pronounce 年初四 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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但係點知佢係因為過年嘅年初四係唔開嘅
But how do you know that because the first four years of the year were not open?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
點知 dim2 zi1
"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
過年 gwo3 nin4
celebrate the new year
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
年初四 nin4 co1 sei3
the fourth day of the lunar year
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
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