How to pronounce 明 in Cantonese (99 out of 783):

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唔知點解，大明個杯凍奶茶少冰好快就黎到

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
杯 bui1
cup
凍 dung3
(adjective) (of beverage) Iced
奶茶 naai5 caa4
milk tea
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
冰 jing4
the alternative form of凝, freeze
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
快 faai3
fast
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
到 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

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