How to pronounce 貝 in Cantonese (4 out of 98):

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北極貝呢個係咩呀配菜
What is this Arctic shell?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

北極 bak1 gik6
North Pole
貝 bui3
cowrie
shellfish
currency (archaic)
呢個 ni1 go3
this
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
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
配菜 pui3 coi3
side dish

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