How to pronounce 爲 in Cantonese (15 out of 66):

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爲什麽呢 你很快就會明白

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

爲 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
麽 mo5
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么shénme [什么], what?, indefinite 这么zhème [这么] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
what for
why
do what
sort of
type of
insignificant
tiny
呢 ni1
this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
很 han2
very
快 faai3
fast
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
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
明白 ming4 baak6
understand

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