How to pronounce 直 in Cantonese (160 out of 353):

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因為直人都唔需要come out㗎嘛 係呀
entering the room. Because when you enter the room, you don't immediately ask, "Hey, are you staying?"

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
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
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
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'
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)

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