How to pronounce 打小人 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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三月份就是驚蟄大家有沒有聽過打小人,為什麼要有打小人這個習慣呢?因為陽氣開始發動

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
有沒有 jau5 mut6 jau5
(verb) do you have
聽過 teng1 gwo3
have heard
打小人 daa2 siu2 jan2
a Chinese custom akin to a Voodoo doll, where a person can hire someone to use a wooden block or shoe to hit a man-shaped piece of paper with another person's name and birth date (or other details) on it, believing that it can curse one's enemy with bad luck
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
jau6
also
again
這個 ze2 go3
this one
習慣 zaap6 gwaan3
habit
ni1
this
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
joeng4
positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn [阴] ☯
the make genitals
bright
brilliant
pertaining to this world
a surname
the south of a hill
to north of a river
hei3
gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi
breath
spirit
moral force
tone
atmosphere
manner
type
steam
vapor
spirit
situation
electricity
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
發動 faat3 dung6
to launch

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