How to pronounce 水性 in Cantonese (4 out of 8):

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因為鋼筆用水性墨啦，你地可以睇一睇

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
鋼筆 gong3 bat1
fountain pen
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
水性 seoi2 sing3
water nature
墨 maak6
ink stick
China ink M: 块kuài [块]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
writing
black
pitch dark
to embezzle
calligraphy or painting
Mohism
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
睇 dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
一睇 jat1 tai2
have a look

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