How to pronounce 畫蛇添足 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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為什麼總是要畫蛇添足破壞原本的面貌呢?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
總是 jung2 si6
always
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
畫蛇添足 wa2 se4 tim1 zuk1
to overdo it and spoil it
破壞 po3 waai6
damage
原本 jyun4 bun2
originally
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
面貌 min6 maau6
appearance
呢 ni1
this

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