How to pronounce 消磨 in Cantonese (1 out of 4):

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因為咁，佢就選擇咗做一個夜更 的士司機去分散佢嘅注意力，消磨佢瞓唔到嘅時間。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
選擇 syun2 zaak6
to choose
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
做 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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
夜更 je6 gang1
night shift
的士司機 dik1 si2 si1 gei1
Taxi drivers
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
分散 fan1 saan3
(verb) 1. Distract; 2. Spit; (of financial terminology) 1. Decentralization; 2. Diversify
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
注意力 zu3 yi4 lik6
attention
消磨 siu1 mo4
to spend (time)
瞓 fan3
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
時間 si4 gaan3
time

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