How to pronounce 零用錢 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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因爲平時要問爸媽拿零用錢是一件很艱巨的任務

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因爲 jan1 wai6
because
平時 ping4 si4
(noun) spare time
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
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
爸媽 paa4 maa1
parents
拿 naa4
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
零用錢 ling4 jung6 cin2
pocket money
是 si6
is
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
件 gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
很 han2
very
艱巨 gaan1 geoi6
arduous
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
任務 jam6 mou6
mission

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