How to pronounce 直 in Cantonese (157 out of 353):

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係呀 即係直bar唔會話自己係直bar㗎嘛
're a straight bar. Oh, yeah. You're the jerk. You usually drink in Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok. Let's go to a bar, but you don't say I'm going to a straight bar. Yes, yes, yes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
直 zik6
straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
fair and honest
on duty
directly
continously
just
only
indeed
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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