How to pronounce 生日 in Cantonese (117 out of 138):

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但一試無妨 生日飯 或來吃個下午茶
but try anyway birthday dinner or afternoon tea and eat

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
無妨 mou4 fong4
doesn't matter
生日 sang1 jat6
birthday
飯 faan6
food
cuisine
cooked rice
meal M: 碗wǎn [碗]
顿dùn [顿]
means of living
cigarettes
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
下午茶 haa6 ng5 caa4
an afternoon tea

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