How to pronounce 眼 in Cantonese (83 out of 466):

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根本不放王上你在眼內
I don't want to put a king in your eyes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
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
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)

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