How to pronounce 气 in Cantonese (3 out of 214):

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但是吃一点还是可以的 现在天气冷嘛
But you can still eat, because it's cold.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
点 dim2
o'clock
还 waan4
also
是 si6
is
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
现 jin6
appear
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
气 hei3
gas
冷 laang5
cold
deserted
desolate
unusual
unexpected
unfamiliar
disinterested
neglected
sarcastic
displeased
sneaky
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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