How to pronounce 本金 in Cantonese (15 out of 28):

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因為你儲唔到錢所以本金少 少嘅時候一個月15%先至夠你去生活
because you can't save, so your principal is small. When you have a small amount, 15% a month is enough to live on,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
儲 cyu5
to store
to save
to have in reserve
heir
Taiwan pr. [chú]
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool
所以 so2 ji5
hence
本金 bun2 gam1
principal
少少 siu2 siu2
a little; little bit
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
月 jyut6
moon
month
monthly M: 个gè [个]
轮lún [轮]
KangXi radical 74
a surname
moon-shaped
luna
a woman's confinement month after child birth
先至 sin1 zi3
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
夠 gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
生活 saang1 wut6
life

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