How to pronounce 有事 in Cantonese (43 out of 84):

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因為唐師傅有事請假, 所以我選擇了徒弟幫我推拿
Because Master Tang had to take time off, I opted for his apprentice. The

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
唐 tong4
to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗táng [螗]
Chinese
the tang dynasty
a surname
a kind of plum
abrupt
rude
師傅 si1 fu6
master
有事 yau5 si6
something's up
請假 cing2 gaa3
take leave
所以 so2 ji5
hence
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
選擇 syun2 zaak6
to choose
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
徒弟 tou4 dai6
apprentice
幫 bong1
help
推拿 teoi1 naa4
Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage)

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