How to pronounce 要說 in Cantonese (25 out of 89):

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不說空 要說吉
Not to say no, but to say Ji.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
空 hung3
to be short of money
poor
要說 jiu3 syut3
have to say
吉 gat1
lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
propitious
good
fortunate
auspicious
propitious
vacant
unoccupied
empty
mandarin orange
seven (triad jargon)
to inject heroin
chicken (triad jargon)

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