How to pronounce 理 in Cantonese (24 out of 562):

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理得佢啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

理 lei5
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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