How to pronounce 雞肋 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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咁就出現咗個問題，當清廷認為台灣島係一個 「食之無味，棄之可惜」嘅雞肋之地嘅話，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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
出現 ceot1 jin6
appear
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
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
問題 man6 tai4
problem
當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
清廷 cing1 ting4
Qing court
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
島 dou2
island
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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
食 zi6
to feed
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
無味 mou4 mei6
tasteless
棄 hei3
give up
可惜 ho2 sik1
pity
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
雞肋 gai1 laak6
chicken ribs
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
嘅話 ge3 waa2
as said

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