How to pronounce 遲 in Cantonese (112 out of 269):

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到底點解呀我又會遲咗咁多先出呢部機嘅review嘅呢
Why would I be so late to get this machine back?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到底 dou3 dai2
finally
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
遲 zi6
to await
by the time
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
咁多 gam3 do1
so much
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
呢 ni1
this
部機 bou6 gei1
machine
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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