How to pronounce 得閒 in Cantonese (74 out of 137):

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忍唔住得閒拎上嚟啦
he can't help but bring it up.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

忍 jan5
to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself
to repress
truculence
merciless
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
得閒 dak1 haan4
(adjective) to have spare time; to be free; to be available; to be at leisure
拎 ning1
to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [līng]
to take away
to bring over
to make use of someone to do something
上嚟 soeng5 lai2
to come over, to come up
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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