How to pronounce 永 in Cantonese (84 out of 167):

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要了解唐強為什麼要這樣做之前
Before we know why he did it, we need to know why he did it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
了解 liu5 gaai2
understand
tong4
to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗táng [螗]
Chinese
the tang dynasty
a surname
a kind of plum
abrupt
rude
wing5
forever
always
perpetual
far-reaching
koeng5
to coerce
to force
to strive to
to try hard to
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
之前 zi1 cin4
before
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