How to pronounce 稍為 in Cantonese (83 out of 99):

Previous Example Example 83 of 99 Next Example
但這碗麵稍為軟腍了一點
But this bowl of noodles was a little soft.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

daan6
but
ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
wun2
bowl
min6
flour
noodles
dough
稍為 saau2 wai4
(adverb) slightly; a little; rather
jyun5
soft
flexible
pliable
tender
supple
weak
feeble
cowardly
easily influenced
easily touched
poor in quality
ability
nam6
soft
tender
mushy
good tempered
kind
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一點 yat1 dim2
a bit

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "稍為" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 83 of 99 Next Example