How to pronounce 道理 in Cantonese (94 out of 111):

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不知道大家明不明白這個道理，這一件事我經常對學生說要你累其實很簡單。
don’t know if you understand this truth. I often tell my students that it is actually very simple to make you tired.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6
not knowing
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
不明 bat1 ming4
unclear
白 baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
這個 ze2 go3
this one
道理 dou6 lei5
reason
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
件 gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
經常 ging1 soeng4
frequently
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
學生 hok6 saang1
student
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
累 leoi6
tired
weary
to strain
to wear out
to work hard
to involve
to drag down
to spread (harm) to
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
很 han2
very
簡單 gan2 daan1
simple

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