How to pronounce 拍手 in Cantonese (5 out of 5):

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乜嘢時候應該要拍手係由主辦單位嚟決定， 問題在於拍掌其實係一個情感動作嚟，
When to applaud is up to the organizing body, and the problem is that applauding is actually an emotional act.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

乜嘢 mat1 ye5
what
時候 si4 hau6
time
應該 jing1 goi1
should
要 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
拍手 pak3 sau2
clap hands
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
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
主辦單位 zyu2 baan6 daan1 wai2
Organizer; Sponsor
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
決定 kyut3 ding6
decide
問題 man6 tai4
problem
在於 depends on
lies in
拍掌 pak3 zoeng2
applause
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
情感 cing4 gam2
emotion
動作 dung6 zok3
action
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