How to pronounce 許 in Cantonese (2 out of 96):

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嚟，許個願望先
Come on, let me make a wish.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
許 heoi2
to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps
to betroth
place
where
origin
a surname
to dedicate oneself
to promise to do
to aim at
to give praise
a little more than
about
appoximately
very
such
to approve
to hope
to believe
to expect
numerous
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
願望 jyun6 mong6
desire
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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