How to pronounce 遙 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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遙距派利是嘅方法就反而傳統得多喇
The way to do this is much more traditional.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

遙 jiu4
distant
remote
far
far away
距 keoi5
at a distance of
distance
to be apart
a bird's spur
派利是 paai3 lei6 si6
give red packets
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
方法 fong1 faat3
method
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
反而 faan2 ji4
on the contrary
傳統 cyun4 tung2
customs
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'
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