How to pronounce 眼 in Cantonese (255 out of 466):

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诶 因为眼睇见噶嘛
it. Because I can see

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

诶 ngai1
eh
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
眼 ngaan5
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
睇 dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
见 gin3
see
噶 got3
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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