How to pronounce 為之 in Cantonese (22 out of 23):

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之所以會咁樣唔係因為佢哋不能夠理解人生, 而係佢哋認為無乜嘢值得為之而生活落去,
It's not that they don't understand life, it's that they don't think it's worth living for.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

之所以 zi1 so2 ji5
the reason why
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
不能 bat1 nang4
cannot
gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
理解 lei5 gaai2
understand
人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
乜嘢 mat1 ye5
what
值得 zik6 dak1
Worth it
為之 wai6 zi1
because of it
生活 saang1 wut6
life
落去 lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
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