How to pronounce 火柴 in Cantonese (10 out of 24):

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自己靚唔靚呀因為佢手上面嘅火柴一支都未賣

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

自己 zi6 gei3
myself
靚 zing6
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
手上 sau2 soeng5
on hand; in one's hands; at hand; readily available [colloquial]
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
火柴 fo2 caai4
matchstick
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
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
未 mei6
not yet
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish

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