How to pronounce 要是 in Cantonese (31 out of 76):

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要是有一隻硬碟壞了, 只要把它換了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要是 yiu1 si6
if
有 jau6
also
again
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
硬碟 ngaang6 dip6
hard disk
壞了 waai6 liu5
broken
只要 zi2 yiu3
as long as
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
換 wun6
to exchange
to change (clothes etc)
to substitute
to switch
to convert (currency)
to alter
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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