How to pronounce 爲 in Cantonese (58 out of 66):

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那我們又問問Tim爲什麽他會選伯明翰
So let's ask Tim why he chose Birmingham.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
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
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
伯明翰 bak1 ming4 hang4
Birmingham

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