How to pronounce 蜈蚣 in Cantonese (7 out of 9):

Previous Example Example 7 of 9 Next Example
你蜈蚣呀出嚟啦我有事同你商量呀
Centipede, come out, I have something to discuss with you. Where are you? Why

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
蜈蚣 ng4 sung4
centipede
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
有事 yau5 si6
something's up
同 tung4
and
商量 soeng1 loeng6
consult

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "蜈蚣" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 7 of 9 Next Example