How to pronounce 逗 in Cantonese (15 out of 18):

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不知大家今年逗多少利是啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不知 bat1 zi1
do not know
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
今年 gam1 nin4
this year
逗 dau6
to stay
to stop
to tease (play with)
amusing
short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读dòu [读])
to tempt
to allure
to arouse
to stir
to linger
to pause
to make fun of
to provoke
to probe for information
to inspect someone
check their identity
to lift up something heavy slightly
to receive (red packets
lucky money)
to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the 'easy money' they received
多少 do1 siu2
how much
利是 lei6 si6
(noun) Red pocket money (which put in red envelopes and given to unmarried people in Chinese New Year)
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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