How to pronounce 正所謂 in Cantonese (33 out of 47):

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你正所謂買粒螺絲你都唔知喺邊度買啊嗯

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
正所謂 zing3 so2 wai6
like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
螺絲 lo4 si1
(adjective) (of speaking) Mumble (only use with "食螺絲")
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
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
喺 hai2
in
邊度 bin1 dou6
(pronoun) where
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
嗯 ng6
(a groaning sound)

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