How to pronounce 錫 in Cantonese (1 out of 56):

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你要係個鏡頭面前，錫幾多次呀？
How many times do you want to kiss in front of the camera?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
鏡頭 geng3 tau4
lens
面前 min6 cin4
in front
錫 sik3
tin (chemistry)
to bestow
to confer
to grant
Taiwan pr. [xí]
a surname
to give
to cherish
to kiss
幾多 gei2 do1
(slang) how much; how many?
次 ci3
next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time
temporary accommodation when travelling
a surname
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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