How to pronounce 衙門 in Cantonese (4 out of 13):

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台灣有句俗語叫做：「衙門八字開，無錢唔免來」， 「唔免來」嘅意思姐係

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
有 jau6
also
again
句 gau1
stay
used in the name of an ancient Korean state
俗語 zuk6 jyu5
slang
叫做 giu3 zou6
called
衙門 ngaa4 mun4
government office in feudal China
八字 baat3 zi6
eight characters (of a birthdate)
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
無錢 mou4 cin2
no money
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
免 min5
to excuse sb
to exempt
to remove or dismiss from office
to avoid
to avert
to escape
to be prohibited
to spare from
no need to
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
意思 ji3 si1
(noun) 1. like (someone); 2. intention
姐 ze1
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right

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