How to pronounce 戒 in Cantonese (13 out of 15):

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

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
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
sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
成功 sing4 gung1
success
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
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
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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