How to pronounce 應酬 in Cantonese (10 out of 11):

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因為他妻子不懂應酬，搭不上話
because his wife didn't know how to socialize and couldn't keep up a conversation.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
妻子 cai4 zi2
wife
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
懂 dung2
(verb) Know
應酬 jing3 cau4
business enticed social activities
搭 daap3
to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡dā [褡]
to put over
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think

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