How to pronounce 遲 in Cantonese (268 out of 269):

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為何你這麼遲來呢？
Why did you come so late?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
遲 zi6
to await
by the time
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
呢 ni1
this

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