How to pronounce 戒 in Cantonese (13 out of 31):

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你地覺得係幾耐先成功戒到煙
You can tell by how long it takes to quit smoking.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
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
幾耐 gei2 noi6
how long
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
成功 sing4 gung1
success
戒 gaai3
to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)
a commandment
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
煙 jin1
cigarette or pipe tobacco M: 根gēn [根]
smoke
mist
vapour M: 缕lǚ [缕]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
ace (in playing cards)
soot
opium

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