How to pronounce 稍為 in Cantonese (53 out of 99):

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突然下起大雨，稍為停一停
Sudden rain, I need to stop

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

突然 dat6 jin4
out of the blue
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
大雨 daai6 jyu5
heavy rain
稍為 saau2 wai4
(adverb) slightly; a little; rather
停 ting4
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start

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