How to pronounce 整親 in Cantonese (4 out of 9):

之前畀佢上嚟因為驚佢整親條尾 但係依家條尾都要斷啦
I used to let him up because I was afraid he'd make a tail, but now he's gonna have to cut it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

之前 zi1 cin4
before
畀 bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
上嚟 soeng5 lai2
to come over, to come up
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
驚 ging1
to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
to be alarmed
scary
surprised
violent
furious
fierce
raging
整親 zing2 can1
to injure; to wound
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
尾 mei5
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
依家 ji1 gaa1
now; currently
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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
斷 dyun6
to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to discontinue
apart
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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