How to pronounce 靠山 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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佢個命本身嚟講，佢個印（靠山）唔好啦嘛已經
His life itself, his seal (backer) is

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
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
命 ming6
life
本身 bun2 san1
itself
嚟講 lai4 gong2
regarding
印 ngan3
to print
to mark
to engrave
a seal
a print
a stamp
a mark
a trace
image
a surname
靠山 kaau3 saan1
backed by a mountain
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
已經 ji5 ging1
already

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