How to pronounce 明知 in Cantonese (5 out of 33):

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但係冇流水嘅話，明知有黃腳鱲係下面都唔會食餌
But without water, the yellow-footed lizard would not feed underneath.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
流水 lau4 seoi2
running water
嘅話 ge3 waa2
as said
明知 ming4 zi1
knowing full well
有 jau6
also
again
黃腳鱲 ye4 goek3 laai1
a type of fish
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
下面 haa6 min6
below
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
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
食 zi6
to feed
餌 nei6
pastry
food
to swallow
to lure
bait
lure
to entice
dumplings

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