How to pronounce 空手 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

他原本賺十幾個percent的嘛 是空手入白刃

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
原本 jyun4 bun2
originally
賺 zaan6
to earn
to make a profit
to make money
gain
十幾 sap6 gei2
about ten
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
是 si6
is
空手 hung1 sau2
empty-handed
入 jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in

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