How to pronounce 起 in Cantonese (104 out of 1664):

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我賠唔起啊！
I can't afford it!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
賠 pui4
to compensate for loss
to indemnify
to suffer a financial loss
to apologize
to ask for forgiveness
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation

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