How to pronounce 待 in Cantonese (96 out of 348):

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我待會問人借一枝筆

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
待 daai1
to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to
to hang around
to receive (guests)
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
借 ze3
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
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
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing

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