How to pronounce 泥頭 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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大概一包泥頭，處理一包泥頭要20多，其實垃圾是錢來的
costs more than 20 to deal with a bag of mud. In fact, garbage costs money.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大概 daai6 koi3
probably
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
包 baau1
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife
泥頭 nai4 tau4
a dumper
處理 cyu5 lei5
handle
要 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
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
垃圾 laap6 saap3
garbage
是 si6
is
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool
來的 loi4 dik1
from

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