How to pronounce 爭 in Cantonese (46 out of 161):

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有啲時候啲⋯⋯人地同你爭緊咖嘛
Sometimes, you're being fought by the lazy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

有啲 jau5 di1
(verb) to own
possess
have a bit; to own
possess
have a little bit of; (pronoun
determiner
adverb) little; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
時候 si4 hau6
time
啲 dit1
only a little bit
人地 jan4 dei6
others (spoken)
同 tung4
and
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
爭 zaang1
deficient or lacking (dialect)
owe
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
咖 kaa1
coffee
class
grade
phonetic transliteration such as in the word 'curry'
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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