How to pronounce 甚麼事 in Cantonese (14 out of 20):

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喂, 這麼晚了是甚麼事?
Hey, what's the matter with you so late?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

wai6
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
maan5
evening
night
late
younger
junior
drawing towards the end
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
si6
is
甚麼事 sam6 mo1 si6
what's the matter
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