How to pronounce 笑話 in Cantonese (9 out of 45):

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他們覺得是一件很嚴重的事情,還是當成笑話看待呢?
Do they think it's a serious thing, or do they think it's a joke?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
si6
is
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
gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
han2
very
嚴重 jim4 zung6
serious
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
事情 si6 cing4
thing
還是 waan4 si6
or
當成 dong1 sung4
to regard as
笑話 siu3 wa6
joke
看待 hon3 doi6
regard
ni1
this
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