How to pronounce 爲 in Cantonese (59 out of 66):

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Tim爲什麽你會選伯明翰？
Tim, why did you choose Birmingham?

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
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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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