How to pronounce 荼 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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可能你們會問為什麼不去吃下午荼
You might ask why we didn't go to afternoon tea. There

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
你們 nei5 mun4
you (plural)
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
下午 haa6 ng5
afternoon
荼 tou4
thistle
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
bitter (taste)
cruel
flowering grass in profusion

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