How to pronounce 聽話 in Cantonese (2 out of 28):

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小朋友讀書唔聽話阿聰明㗎你呀
Kids don't read, they're smart.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

小朋友 siu2 pang4 jau5
children
讀書 duk6 syu1
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唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
聽話 ting1 waa2
obedient
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
聰明 cung1 ming4
smart
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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