How to pronounce 火柴 in Cantonese (11 out of 24):

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返屋企呀因為一支火柴都賣唔出囉佢包

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

返屋企 faan1 uk1 kei2
to go back home
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
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
支 zi1
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
火柴 fo2 caai4
matchstick
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
囉 lo4
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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

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