How to pronounce 簡約 in Cantonese (30 out of 75):

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佢走反個簡約斯文風格啦, 好輕便可以三種方式手拎
it goes against the simple modest style, very lightweight can three ways hand carry

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
反 faan3
solemn attitude
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
簡約 gaan2 joek3
simple and plain
斯文 si1 man4
refined
風格 fung1 gaak3
style
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
輕便 heng1 bin6
light and easy
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
種 zung3
to grow
to plant
to cultivate
to vaccinate
to receive vaccination
方式 fong1 sik1
method
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
拎 ning1
to lift
to carry in one's hand
Taiwan pr. [līng]
to take away
to bring over
to make use of someone to do something

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